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Middlesex County

Middlesex Probate and Family Court South - Woburn

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

Records kept at this court

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

CONFIRMED: the court left East Cambridge. Middlesex Probate and Family Court - South opened at 10-U Commerce Way, Woburn on Monday, November 9, 2020 (mass.gov relocation news item). Middlesex has two locations: South (Woburn) and North (Lowell). Effective March 1, 2023, Burlington moved to the Woburn (South) catchment. Probate estates and guardianships line in Woburn: (781) 865-4008.

Middlesex County Registry of Deeds

Cities and towns in Middlesex County

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