Bill > H4500

This bill amends various sections of Chapter 217 of the General Laws to make changes to the management and operations of the registries of probate. Key provisions include: - Allowing registers of probate to appoint first assistant registers and assistant registers in each county, with terms of 3 years and the approval of the chief justice of the probate and family court. - Eliminating the positions of administrative deputy assistant registers, but allowing existing administrative deputy assistant registers to continue serving in that capacity. - Allowing the first justices of the probate and family courts in each county to appoint assistant judicial case managers, with the approval of the chief justice. - Making changes to the number and compensation of deputy assistant registers in certain counties, including Suffolk, Middlesex, Dukes, Nantucket, Barnstable, Berkshire, Hampden, Worcester, Bristol, Hampshire, Plymouth, Essex, and Franklin counties.

Budget and Finance

Joint Committee on the Judiciary (J)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4500