Here is the text we could read:
CHANGING A JUDGMENT OR TEMPORARY ORDER BY AGREEMENT
SEE RULE 412 OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL RULES OF THE PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT:
http://www.mass.gov/courts/case-legal-res/rules-of-court/probate/pfc-supp/srpc412.html
GENERAL INFORMATION
If you have a case with the Probate and Family Court and you and the other party want to change a judgment or
temporary order of the court by agreement, you may be able to jointly request that the court change the judgment or
temporary order by using the expedited procedure outlined in Rule 412. Rule 412 is an administrative process that may
not require you to appear in court. Please refer to Rule 412 for more information. If you DO NOT AGREE either party may
file a Complaint for Modification (CJD 104) along with the required filing fee. The other party will have to be served and a
hearing will be scheduled.
Yes. Rule 412 requires specific forms depending on the nature of your case. Please refer to the Checklist of Required
Forms for specific form requirements.
http://www.mass.gov/courts/forms/pfc/rule-412-checklist-of-required-forms.html
Are specific forms required?
Where do we file the forms?
You must file all required forms in the same Probate and Family Court that issued the judgment or temporary order that
you want to change. To expedite processing , all forms required by Rule 412 should be filed with the court as a “complete
packet”. Missing forms will delay the processing of your case and may result in the court requiring an in-person hearing.
You may file your complete packet in person at the Registry of Probate or you may mail your complete packet to the
Probate and Family Court. The addresses for each county Probate and Family Court can be found at:
http://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/courthouses/
What is the filing fee?
The filing fee depends on what it is you are asking the court to change. For example:
(1) The filing fee is $0 if you are asking the court to change any temporary order;
(2) The filing fee is $50 if you are asking the court to change a judgment relative to child support, custody or visitation;
(3) The filing fee is $150 if you are asking the court to change a judgment relative to all non-child related issues.
(Please Note: A state statute provides that if you cannot pay for court fees or costs, you may be able to have the state pay for them. A filing fee
waiver may be available if BOTH parties qualify as indigent. )
What happens after we file the complete packet?
Once all forms required by Rule 412 have been filed with the court they will be submitted to the Judge assigned to your
case for review.
If your Agreement is approved by the Judge, no hearing is necessary, and both parties will receive a copy of the decision in
the mail within 30 days of filing the complete packet.
If there are missing forms or documents or the documents are deficient in any way (ex: not signed by both parties or not
notarized when necessary, etc..), then the court will notify you within 21 days of filing that a hearing has been scheduled
and both parties will be required to appear in person.
If the Judge has questions about the Agreement or the Judge needs additional information, then the court will notify you
within 21 days of filing that a hearing has been scheduled and BOTH parties will be required to appear in person.
Court staff cannot provide legal advice. If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.
(CJD 903) 8/1/13
Changing a Judgment or Temporary Order by Agreement General Information
This info page is part of the LIT Lab's Form Explorer project. It is not associated with the Massachusetts state courts.
To learn more about the project, check out our about page.
Downloads: You can download both the original form (last checked 2023-03)
and the machine-processed form with normalized data fields.
About This Form:
- Sourced from www.mass.gov (2023-03)
- Page(s): 1
- Fields(s): 5
- Average fields per page: 5
- Reading Level: Grade 12
- LIST Grouping(s):
CO-07-00-00-00, CO-00-00-00-00.
Use our Rate My PDF tool to learn more.
Go beyond the above insights and learn more about this or any pdf form at
RateMyPDF.com, includes: counts of difficult words used,
passive voice decetion, and suggestions for how to make the form more usable.
Identified Data Fields:
We have done our best to automaticly identify and name form fields according to our naming conventions.
When possible, we've used names tied to our question library. See e.g., user1_name.
If we think we've found a match to a question in our library, it is highlighted in green. Novel names are auto generated. So, you will probably need to edit some of them if you're trying to stick to the convention.
Here are the fields we could identify.
hearing_scheduled was hearing_will_be_scheduled (0.57 conf)gov_forms_rule_checklist_required was http_www_mass_gov_courts_forms_pfc_rule_412_checklist_of_required_forms_html (0.40 conf)mass_gov_courts_court_courthouses was http_www_mass_gov_courts_court_info_courthouses (0.46 conf)filing_fee was what_is_the_filing_fee (0.42 conf)happens_file_complete_packet was what_happens_after_we_file_the_complete_packet (0.28 conf)
We've done our best to group similar variables togther to avoid overwhelming the user.
Suggested Screen 0:
hearing_scheduledgov_forms_rule_checklist_requiredmass_gov_courts_court_courthouseshappens_file_complete_packet
Suggested Screen 1:
Create an Interactive Version of this Form:
The Weaver creates a draft guided interview from a template form, like the one provided here. You can use the link below to open this form in the Weaver.
To learn more, read "Weaving" your form into a draft interview.
Launch Form in Weaver
