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Franklin County

Franklin Probate and Family Court

Divorce, estate, guardianship and name-change records for Franklin County. Here’s where the court is, and how to get copies without going in.

Records kept at this court

  • Divorces filed in Franklin County: Certificates of Divorce Absolute, judgments and separation agreements
  • Estates of people who lived in Franklin 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

mass.gov lists '43 Hope St., P.O. Box 590, Greenfield, MA 01302'. 01302 is the ZIP mass.gov prints with the P.O. Box. The phone is the Register's Office.

Franklin County Registry of Deeds

Cities and towns in Franklin County

Ashfield · Bernardston · Buckland · Charlemont · Colrain · Conway · Deerfield · Erving · Gill · Greenfield · Hawley · Heath · Leverett · Leyden · Monroe · Montague · New Salem · Northfield · Orange · Rowe · Shelburne · Shutesbury · Sunderland · Warwick · Wendell · Whately

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Divorce and probate copies, certified or plain, delivered with tracking.