Find Probate Court Records in Revere

Revere probate court records are managed by the Suffolk County Probate and Family Court in Boston. All probate filings for Revere go through the courthouse at 24 New Chardon Street, though a satellite office in Chelsea offers limited services closer to home. You can look up estate cases, wills, guardianship filings, and conservatorship records through the MassCourts online portal or by visiting the court. The Chelsea satellite at 120 Broadway is just a short drive from Revere and handles basic filings and fee payments on select days.

Revere Probate Court Filing Location

Revere is part of Suffolk County. The Suffolk County Probate and Family Court sits in the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse in downtown Boston. This is where all Revere probate cases are filed, heard, and stored. The court handles about 12,000 probate cases each year across all Suffolk County towns, so it is one of the busiest in the state. The Register of Probate is Felix D. Arroyo, and the First Justice is Hon. Joan V. MacLennan.

There is no public parking at the courthouse itself. Government Center Garage is the closest option. Haymarket parking is a bit cheaper and about a five-minute walk. From Revere, the Blue Line runs straight to Government Center or Bowdoin station. Both are steps from the courthouse. You can also take the Orange Line to Haymarket.

Security screening is required to enter. Plan for metal detectors and bag x-ray at the front door. Cell phones are fine to bring in, but keep them silent in the courtrooms.

Chelsea Satellite Office for Revere

The Chelsea satellite office at 120 Broadway in Chelsea opened in May 2024. It is much closer to Revere than the Boston courthouse. This location handles filings, fee payments, and administrative reviews. It does not hold court hearings. Staff can accept new petitions and process paperwork on the days it is open.

The Chelsea office runs Tuesday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. It is closed on Mondays and Fridays. For Revere residents who need to drop off forms or pay a fee, this saves a trip into Boston. The office sits inside the Chelsea District Court building. Parking is easier here than downtown, and the drive from Revere takes just a few minutes.

For anything that requires a judge or a hearing, you still need to go to the main courthouse in Boston. But for routine tasks like filing a petition, picking up forms, or paying copy fees, Chelsea works well.

Search Revere Probate Records Online

The MassCourts portal is the main tool for looking up Revere probate court records online. Select "Probate & Family Court" as the court department and "Suffolk" as the division. You can search by party name or docket number. Results show the case type, all parties, filing dates, scheduled court dates, and docket entries. Cases from 2000 forward are in the system. Document images may be available for cases filed after 2009.

Suffolk County docket numbers start with SU, then the two-digit year, a case group code, a sequence number, and case type suffix. Case group codes include P for probate of wills and estates, D for domestic relations, A for adoption, and C for name changes. If you know the docket number, use it. Name searches in a county this big can pull up a lot of results.

The mass.gov guide above walks through the full search process step by step, including how to read case numbers and what each field in the results means.

The Suffolk Virtual Registry also offers live help over Zoom. Staff can look up cases for you, help with records requests, and walk you through court procedures. It runs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Join through the Zoom link or call 1 (646) 828-7666 with meeting ID 16037953870.

Copies of Revere Probate Court Records

You can get copies of Revere probate records at the Boston courthouse, by mail, or through the virtual registry. Walking in to the clerk's counter is the fastest way. Give staff the case name or docket number and they pull the file. Plain copies cost $1.00 per page. Certified copies start at $20.00 for most standard documents.

For mail requests, use the PFC 18 form. Fill it out and mail it to Suffolk Probate and Family Court, P.O. Box 9667, Boston, MA 02114. Pay by money order, attorney's check, or cashier's check made to "Commonwealth of Massachusetts." The court does not take personal checks by mail. Requests are processed in the order they come in.

Some specific costs: guardianship decrees for minors run $22.00 certified. Conservatorship decrees cost $21.00. Letters of authority after the first set are $25.00. Exemplified copies are $50 plus $1 per page past the first. Attested copies run $2.50 per page. The full fee schedule on mass.gov lists every document type and cost.

Note: The Boston Court Service Center in the same building can help you find forms, understand fees, and figure out what documents you need before you go to the clerk's office.

Probate Filings for Revere Residents

Revere residents file all probate petitions at the Suffolk courthouse in Boston or at the Chelsea satellite. Under M.G.L. c. 190B, § 3-102, informal probate goes through the Register of Probate. The total fee is $390 with the surcharge. Formal probate under § 3-301 costs $405. Small estates can use voluntary administration for $115.

Guardianship and conservatorship matters also go through this court. Under M.G.L. c. 190B, § 5-201, guardianship of a minor has no filing fee. Guardianship of an incapacitated person is $255. Conservatorship is also $255. You can get all the forms free from the mass.gov forms page.

Electronic filing through eFileMA is available for most case types. The first electronic filing on a new case adds a $22 provider fee. Account filing fees for estates range from nothing for estates under $25,000 up to $3,500 for those over $10 million. If you can't afford the fee, file an Affidavit of Indigency and the judge will review your request for a waiver.

Historical Probate Records for Revere

Suffolk County probate records go back to 1636. That makes them among the oldest in the country. The collection includes over 21,000 cases from 1630 to 1800 and more than 191,000 individual file papers from early periods. These cover wills, inventories, accounts, bonds, and guardianship records from colonial times forward.

FamilySearch has digitized Suffolk County probate records from 1636 through the late 1800s. AmericanAncestors carries file papers and indexes from the same period. These are useful for genealogy work and estate research going back centuries. Pre-1900 records are mostly available online at no cost or a small subscription fee.

For records that have not been digitized, contact the courthouse at (617) 788-8300. The Supreme Judicial Court Archives at (617) 557-1087 manages older court material no longer kept at local courthouses. The historic records guide on mass.gov shows what is currently available online by county.

Revere Probate Court Legal Help

The Suffolk Probate Court clinics offer free help for people who do not have a lawyer. These clinics cover probate matters like estate administration, guardianship petitions, and other filings. They run on a scheduled basis at the Boston courthouse. Check the mass.gov page for current dates and times.

The Massachusetts Trial Court also runs a help line at 1-833-91-COURT (1-833-912-6878). Staff answer questions about court procedures, forms, and what steps to take next. The line is open weekdays from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. For Revere residents who are not sure where to start, this is a good first call.

The remote court services page lists all virtual options across the state. Many hearings now offer Zoom access so you do not always need to travel to Boston in person.

Suffolk County Probate Court Records

Revere is one of the communities served by the Suffolk County Probate and Family Court. The court covers Boston, Chelsea, Winthrop, and Revere. For the full rundown on both the main courthouse and the Chelsea satellite office, including all Suffolk County resources and contact details, visit the county page.

View Suffolk County Probate Court Records

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