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ANNOUNCEMENT
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August 29, 2025 from 2PM to 4:30PM -
MassCourts & eFileMA Outage
MassCourts & eFileMA will be unavailable from Friday, August 29 at 2:00PM until closing at 4:30PM due to a planned System upgrade.
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Staff will have no ability to process cases and filings during that time.
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Emergencies and 209A’s may still be filed during this time, however, it is preferable to file them in the morning if possible, to avoid delays.
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MassCourts, eFiling, ePay, and the Attorney portal will NOT be available until the system is restored on September 2, 2025.
We appreciate your understanding during this scheduled upgrade.
1/10/25
As of 1/2/25 MGL Chapter 209C has been updated. Please refer to Mass.gov to review the update information and new forms in Court Forms
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1/10/25
The new Uniform Guide to Filing went into effect 8/26/24. Please refer to the guide prior to filing any new pleadings.
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Effective July 1, 2024,
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The Bristol County Registry will now offer the scheduling of Non-Emergency Motions any time our Virtual Registry is available.
To schedule the hearing the Motion must have been accepted on efile or
be pending on efile. Please have the efile envelope number ready when you contact the virtual registry.
In addition, the next available Motion Day will be added to the web site (www.bristolcountyprobate.org)
near the Judge’s Calendar.
You may request a Motion hearing anytime after that day for each Judge.
Please be advised that we can never guarantee that a particular
Motion Day will be available when you contact the virtual registry.
We suggest you have a few available date options when you call.
The Judges have two trial dates and three mixed lists per week.
In addition, they have two Lobby days per month.
Motions can only be scheduled on mixed list days.
This information is reflected on the Judicial Calendar.
All Motions which are filed through the mail or filed in person at the
registry counter will be auto-scheduled for the next available Motion date
and notice sent out to the parties and/or counsel.
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Judicial Calendars
Please Note - Judicial calendars are subject to change without notice.​​​​
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All Courts are closed on federal & state holidays. Click here for a list of holidays.
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New Bedford Closure Dates
August 25th, 27th
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Fall River Closure Dates
August 29th
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New Bedford Closure Dates
September 3rd, 10th, 17th, 19th, 24th
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Fall River Closure Dates
September 12th, 19th, 23rd, 26th
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