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The Court also has general equity jurisdiction. The Probate and Family Courts of Massachusetts serve 14 counties: Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester. In addition to probate matters, the courts archive divorce and estate records, wills ...
A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates. [1] In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as orphans' courts [ 2 ] or courts of ordinary.
A will includes the appointment of an executor or executors. One of their duties is to apply to the Probate Division of the High Court for a grant of probate. [27] [28] An executor can apply to a local probate registry for a grant themselves but most people use a probate practitioner such as a solicitor. If an estate is small, some banks and ...
The Barnstable County Superior Court Clerk seat is up for election this year. The primary election is Sept. 3 and the general election is Nov. 5. The deadline to register to vote, ...
As of 2007, the superior courts of California consisted of over 1,500 judges, and make up the largest part of California's judicial system, which is in turn one of the largest court systems in the United States. Superior court judges are elected by each county's voters to six-year terms.
Firefighters were called on Nov. 11, 2024 to the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds and Probate building at 3195 Main St. in Barnstable Village.
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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Barnstable district, based on the 2010 United States census. Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Barnstable district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Barnstable County. [1]