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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
6b

Repealed, 1945, 582, Sec. 3

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
8

Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 40

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
12

Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 67

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
15

Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 61

Section
16

Repealed, 1986, 211, Sec. 1

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
21

Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 70

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
29

Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 65

Section
30

Rules and Forms; Power of Judges to Make

Section
30a

Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 130

Section
30b

Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 41

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
48

Repealed, 1970, 317, Sec. 2

Section
49

Notices; Selection of Newspapers

Section
50

Receipts and Releases of Fiduciaries; Recording; Fees

Section
51

Repealed, 1955, 418, Sec. 2

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 Restore Person's Ability to Possess Firearm

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
61

Repealed, 1939, 65, Sec. 1

Section
62

Times and Places for Holding Courts

Section
63

Repealed, 1986, 174, Sec. 2