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Massachusetts Probate and Family Court

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The Massachusetts Probate and Family Court is a statewide trial court that handles matters such as divorce, child custody, adoption, guardianship, and probate of wills and estates.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family court → probate court → state court → trial court →
courtType	statewide court →
governingBody	Massachusetts Judiciary →
handlesMatter	administration of estates → adoption → alimony → child custody → child support → conservatorship → contempt actions in family law cases → divorce → guardianship → modification of family law orders → name changes → parenting time → paternity → probate of wills →
hasCourtDivision	Barnstable Probate and Family Court → Berkshire Probate and Family Court → Bristol Probate and Family Court → Dukes Probate and Family Court → Essex Probate and Family Court → Franklin Probate and Family Court → Hampden Probate and Family Court → Hampshire Probate and Family Court → Middlesex Probate and Family Court → Nantucket Probate and Family Court → Norfolk Probate and Family Court → Plymouth Probate and Family Court → Suffolk Probate and Family Court → Worcester Probate and Family Court →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
legalArea	family law → juvenile matters related to family and probate → probate law →
levelOfCourt	trial court →
locatedIn	Massachusetts →
officialWebsite	https://www.mass.gov/orgs/probate-and-family-court →
overseesProcedure	annulment → appointment of conservators → appointment of guardians → estate administration → legal separation → marriage dissolution → probate of wills →
partOf	Massachusetts Trial Court →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Barnstable Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Berkshire Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Bristol Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Essex Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Hampden Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Middlesex Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Norfolk Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Plymouth Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Suffolk Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Worcester Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Dukes Probate and Family Court") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Nantucket Probate and Family Court") →	hasCourtDivision
Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth → Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner → Massachusetts Probation Service ("Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts") →	worksWith
Judiciary of Massachusetts →	hasComponent
Massachusetts Appeals Court →	hearsAppealsFrom
Norfolk County Courthouse in Dedham ("Norfolk County Probate and Family Court") →	houses