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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3065 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3591
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Judith A. Garcia
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to standard procedures in probate court.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Judith A. Garcia11th Suffolk1/20/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex3/17/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk3/21/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3065 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3591
By Representative Garcia of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3591) of
Judith A. Garcia, James C. Arena-DeRosa and Samantha Montaño relative to standard
procedures in probate court. The Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to standard procedures in probate court.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 39M of chapter 119, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended
2by adding the following subsection:-
3 (i) Every court with jurisdiction under this section, or a court issuing similar findings of
4fact and rulings of law to those in subsection (b) in any other proceeding, shall follow the
5protocol for complaints and judgements for dependency pursuant this section as published by the
6chief justice of the probate and family court to ensure that there is no discrepancy in the
7application of this section between county court departments.