Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 215 - Probate Courts
Section 20 - Consolidation of Appeals by Court

Massachusetts General Laws

Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases

Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers

Chapter 215 - Probate Courts

Section 1 - Divisions; Definitions; Courts of Record

Section 2 - Superior Jurisdiction; Presumption

Section 3 - Courts and Their Jurisdictions; General Provisions

Section 4 - Courts and Their Jurisdictions; Separate Estates of Married Women; Paternity, Custody and Support of Minors

Section 5 - Courts and Their Jurisdictions; French Spoliation Awards

Section 6 - Courts and Their Jurisdictions; Equity Jurisdiction

Section 6a - Courts and Their Jurisdictions; Attachment by Injunction

Section 6c - Courts and Their Jurisdictions; Modification of Judgment as to Care and Custody of Minor Children; Temporary Orders

Section 7 - Attachment of Jurisdiction; Control of Case

Section 8a - Courts and Their Jurisdictions; Change of Venue

Section 9 - Persons Entitled to Appeal

Section 9a - Fiduciaries; Acts During Appeal Period

Section 10 - Appellate Procedure

Section 11 - Appeals; Report of Facts

Section 13 - Reservation and Report of Case to Appeals Court

Section 14 - Interlocutory Judgments and Decrees; Revision on Appeal From Final Judgments or Decrees

Section 17 - Appeals; Insolvent Estates

Section 18 - Appeals; Stenographers; Appointment

Section 19 - Consolidation of Appeals by Appellant

Section 20 - Consolidation of Appeals by Court

Section 22 - Effect of Appeal; Interlocutory Orders

Section 23 - Effect of Appeal; Equity Cases

Section 24 - Effect of Appeal; Separate Support and Custody Cases

Section 25 - Removal of Fiduciary; Effect of Appeal

Section 26 - Appeals; Decree; Force and Effect

Section 27 - Pending Appeals; Modification of Decrees

Section 28 - Appeals; Reversal or Affirmance

Section 30 - Rules and Forms; Power of Judges to Make

Section 31 - Notice of Hearing; Rule Making Power of Courts

Section 32 - Transaction of Business Out of Court

Section 33 - Notice; Ex Parte Matters

Section 34 - Enforcement of Orders, Sentences, Judgments and Decrees; Punishing Contempts; Effect of Arrearages on Support Orders; Unemployment of Defendant

Section 34a - Contempt; Support or Custody Orders; Costs; Service; Attorney's Fees; Interest; Iv–d Agency; Arrest Warrants

Section 34b - Review of Contempt Order Prior to Order of Confinement

Section 35 - Warrants and Commissions; Revocation

Section 36 - Judgments, Decrees and Orders; Necessity of Writing; Notices; Recording

Section 37 - Docket and Index; Manner of Keeping; Public Inspection

Section 38 - Oaths

Section 39 - Administration of Estates; Compensation for Services; Power to Determine and Enforce

Section 39a - Attorneys' Fees; Power of Court to Determine

Section 39b - Attorneys' Fees; Allowance

Section 40 - Resignation or Removal of Fiduciary; Power to Compel Surrender of Property

Section 41 - Temporary Investments

Section 41a - Distribution of Limited Funds of Estates to Parents of Minors

Section 42 - Appearances

Section 43 - Interrogatories

Section 44 - Concealed Property; Examination of Suspects Under Oath

Section 45 - Costs

Section 46 - Summons or Citation; Service by Registered Mail

Section 47 - Waiver of Notice

Section 49 - Notices; Selection of Newspapers

Section 50 - Receipts and Releases of Fiduciaries; Recording; Fees

Section 52 - Original Will; Taking From Registry

Section 53 - Court Room and Room for Records; Duty to Provide

Section 54 - Rooms for Records; Additional Space

Section 55 - Preservation of Dockets and Indexes

Section 56 - Recording of Proceedings in Suffolk; Expense

Section 56a - Investigations

Section 56b - Contempt Proceedings Involving Child Care, Custody or Maintenance; Guardian Ad Litem; Appointment

Section 56c - Transmission of Order of Probate Court Appointing Guardian or Conservator for Incapacitated Person to Department of Criminal Justice Information Services for Consideration in Background Checks for Firearm Sales or Licensing; Petition to...

Section 57 - Sessions of the Courts; Contempt Powers of Judge, Etc.

Section 58 - Sessions of the Courts; Open Times

Section 59 - Sessions of the Courts; Adjournment

Section 60 - Sessions of the Courts; Holidays and Election Days

Section 62 - Times and Places for Holding Courts