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Access to Case Files
You may access and view case files at our
Brockton or Plymouth location.
In order to access and view a case file, you
must know the case docket number.
If you do not know the docket number, you may obtain it from
the public computer index terminals at either location or at the
Registry of Deeds location, 50 Obery Street, Plymouth.
The information in the index terminals is not presently
available on the internet.
The following types of matters are stored in
Brockton and usually may be view there without advance notice:
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Paternity |
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Domestic Abuse (209A) |
The following types of matters are stored in
Plymouth and usually may be viewed there without advance notice:
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Domestic Relations |
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Estates and Wills |
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Adoption |
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Equity |
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Change of Name |
In the event that you wish to view a case file,
but are unable to visit the storage location, you may request that
the file be brought to the other court location by filling out a
Request to View File form (link) and submitting it to us at least
two (2) full days before the requested view date.
We will attempt to accommodate your request, but note that
files are sometimes not immediately available, as they may be in the
possession of a judge or staff member for required work.
Delivery of the file to the requested location also needs to
be arranged.
Paternity cases filed before April, 1998 and Adoption
files can only be accessed by parties or attorneys of record.
These files are segregated/impounded.
Identification is required to view these files. If you
need to view one of these type files, you will be required to
produce a picture ID. (Driver's License, bar card, etc.)
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