Essex Probate and Family Court

Records kept at this court

• Divorces filed in Essex County: Certificates of Divorce Absolute, judgments and separation agreements
• Estates of people who lived in Essex County: wills, Letters of Appointment, inventories and accounts
• Guardianships and conservatorships, for the parties
• Name changes, adoptions and paternity cases (some are impounded)

Getting a copy without going in

The court issues copies at the clerk or register’s counter or by mail request, and payment by mail usually has to be a check or money order. We handle the request for you: we find the docket, order the copy, pay the court fee and ship it to you with tracking.

• Certificate of Divorce Absolute$55
• Plain copy of a divorce judgment$40
• Probate recordsFrom $55

The Lawrence session's mass.gov page was last updated about four years ago. Confirm its phone number.

Essex County Registry of Deeds

• Northern Essex Registry of Deeds (Lawrence)
• Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds (Beverly)

Cities and towns in Essex County

Amesbury · Andover · Beverly · Boxford · Danvers · Essex · Georgetown · Gloucester · Groveland · Hamilton · Haverhill · Ipswich · Lawrence · Lynn · Lynnfield · Manchester-by-the-Sea · Marblehead · Merrimac · Methuen · Middleton · Nahant · Newbury · Newburyport · North Andover · Peabody · Rockport · Rowley · Salem · Salisbury · Saugus · Swampscott · Topsfield · Wenham · West Newbury