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UNIFORM PRACTICES OF PROBATE COURTS
PRACTICE XXXIII. STANDARDS FOR COMPUTER GENERATED FORMS
- As Amended effective September 4, 2007
Preamble: This
Uniform Practice governs the use of computer-generated forms by counsel
and parties.
Definition: For
the purposes of this Uniform Practice XXXIII, the "official form" shall
be defined as either: (i) the paper form promulgated and distributed by
the Administrative Office of the Probate and Family Court or (ii) the
electronic form most recently posted on the Massachusetts Judiciary web
site,
www.mass.gov/courts and approved by the Administrative Office of the
Probate and Family Court.
I. Use. The Use
of computer-generated forms is hereby permitted, except where the Court
blank ("official form") is a multi-part form, such as the G.L. c. 209A
Complaint for Protection from Abuse form.
II.
Specifications.
A. Paper.
Twenty-pound, 8 1/2 X 11, acid free paper shall be used for all
computer-generated forms. Acid free paper is specified to ensure
archival quality and permanence.
B. Paper and Ink
Color. A computer-generated form shall be printed with black ink on
white paper.
C. Printing. All
computer-generated forms shall be printed with "letter quality" or "near
letter quality" output. "Draft" quality output is not acceptable.
III. Consequences
of Failing to Follow These Standards. The Register of Probate may
reject any form that fails to comply with these standards. In the event
that a Register deems a submitted form to be outside these standards,
such determination may be reviewed by the Chief Justice of the Probate
and Family Court at the request of the submitting counsel or party. It
is the responsibility of the submitting party to ensure that the form
adheres to the above standards. If the form is rejected, the submitting
party shall forfeit the filing fee. The submitting party-s attorney
shall not be allowed to pass this cost on to his/her client, but shall
bear the financial burden personally. Accordingly, the submitting
party's attorney shall either reimburse the client for the forfeited fee
or the attorney shall personally pay the filing fee when he/she refiles
the form.
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Uniform Probate Practice XXXIII -
Adopted effective Jan. 1, 1992, Amendment effective September 4, 2007
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