On December 8, 2011, the Massachusetts Trial Court posted an announcement that it has issued new and revised Chapter 209A court forms. The announcement said the forms take effect on January 1, 2012. Due to production delays, the new forms will not go into effect until January 17, 2012.
The new forms on the Massachusetts Trial Court website are
Complaint for Protection from Abuse
Complaint for Protection from Abuse - children's issues
Ch. 209A Abuse Prevention Order - page 1 - sample
Ch. 209A Abuse Prevention Order - page 2 - sample
Plaintiff Confidential Information Form
Request for Access to Plaintiff Confidential Information
Motion for Impoundment & Affidavit
Affidavit for Filing Out-of-State Protective Order
Plaintiff's Affidavit in Support of Request for a Child Support Order
Defendant's Affidavit in Connection with Request for a Child Support Order
Plaintiff's Motion to Modify or Terminate Abuse Prevention Order
Defendant's Motion to Modify or Terminate Abuse Prevention Order
Not all new forms will be in courthouses on January 1
The new forms should be received by courthouses on approximately January 6. The announcement says not all the forms will be in courthouses right away. You may have to get some forms from the Trial Court website. Use the links on this page to get the forms from the Trial Court website.
Produced by Attorney Jeff Wolf for MassLegalHelp Last updated January 2012