YOU MUST READ AND AGREE TO THE UNIFORM PRACTICES OF PROBATE COURTS BEFORE YOU CAN CONTINUE. PRACTICE XXXIII. STANDARDS FOR COMPUTER GENERATED FORMS I. Use. The use of computer generated forms is hereby permitted, except where the Court blank is a multi-part form, such as wage assignments, Chapter 209A family abuse forms, cassette copy requests forms, etc. Registers may reject any forms which fail to comply with these standards. In the event that a Register deems a submitted form to be outside these standards, such determination will be reviewed by the Administrative office at the request of Counsel. II. Specifications. A. Paper. Twenty pound, alkaline paper shall be used for all computer generated forms. Alkaline paper is specified to ensure archival quality and permanence. B. Printing. All computer generated forms shall be printed with “letter quality” or “near letter quality” output. “Draft” quality output from a nine pin dot matrix printer is not acceptable. C. Paper Size. With any pin feeds removed the dimensions of the paper used to print the computer generated forms shall be the same as those of the official form. D. Paper and Ink Color. A computer generated form shall be printed on the same color paper with the same color ink as the official form. E. Pagination and Punching. The computer generated form shall be printed on both sides of a single sheet of paper where the official form is so printed to insure that the computer generated form has the same page arrangement as the official form. The computer generated form shall duplicate any hole punching that is on the official form. F. Page Content. Each page of the computer generated form shall contain the same information grouped in the same subsections listed in the same order with the same numerical headings as each page of the official form. G. Page Format. The computer generated form shall approximately match the spacing, centering, indentation, margin width and print size of the official form so that the computer generated form reproduces as closely as possible the appearance of the official form. H. Entries. On the computer generated form the entries of information by the party submitting the form shall be highlighted by either underlining the information entered or by printing it in boldface letters. The computer generated form shall provide blank line for the entry of information by the court where such lines are American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com provided on the official form. I. Identification of the Computer Generated Form. A computer generated form shall bear the initials “c.g.f.” in its lower right hand corner to signify that it is a computer generated form. III. Consequences of Failing to Follow These Guidelines. The Probate and Family Court Department reserves the right to reject any computer generated form which does not meet the standards set forth above. It is the responsibility of the submitting party to insure that the form adheres to the above standards. A computer generated form which does not comply with the above standards may be rejected by the register, subject to appeal to the Administrative Office. If the form is rejected the submitting party shall forfeit the filing fee. The submitting party’s attorney shall not be allowed to pass this cost on to his/her client, but shall bear the financial burden personally. Accordingly, the submitting party’s attorney shall either reimburse the client for the forfeited fee or the attorney shall personally pay the filing fee when he/she re-files the form. - Uniform Probate Practice XXXIII ____________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS for Form A.C. 78 - Petition-Citation-Decree for Sale of Personal Estate by Guardian/Conservator for Maintenance: ____________________________________________________________ 1. Form MUST be printed on bonded, acid free paper. 2. Second page MUST be printed on back of first page, and fourth page MUST be printed on back of third page. American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS A. C. 78 PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT DEPARTMENT BRISTOL, SS. PROBATE COURT TO THE HONORABLE THE JUDGES OF THE PROBATE COURT IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BRISTOL: RESPECTFULLY represents guardian - conservator of the property of of in the County of minor - mentally ill person - spendthrift - having a - no - wife - husband - whose name is that said ward interested in certain real estate situated in in the County of , described as follows: that it is necessary that said ward interest therein be sold for h maintenance, the income of h estate being insufficient therefor; - that an advantageous offer for the purchase of said real estate has been made to the petitioner in the sum of dollars; that the interest of all parties concerned will be best promoted by the acceptance of said offer. The United States Veterans Administration is - not - a party in interest to this petition. I hereby certify that the estate of said ward - does - does not - exceed $1000 in value. Wherefore said guardian conservator pray that he may be licensed to sell and convey the same - at private sale in accordance with said offer or upon such terms as may be adjudged best, - at public auction; - And that may become the purchaser of said real estate. he Dated this day of , 20 The undersigned, being all persons interested, hereby assent to the foregoing petition. The undersigned - Department of Mental Health - Board of Public Welfare of assent to the foregoing petition. 3P 206 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com bcpfc - c.g.f. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS BRISTOL, SS. PROBATE COURT To all persons interested m the estate of of in said County, minor - mentally ill person spendthrift - person under conservatorship - married - single. A petition has been presented to said Court for license to sell at - private sale - public auction - certain real estate of said for h maintenance. - and praying that the petitioner may become the purchaser of said real estate. If you desire to object thereto you or your attorney should file a written appearance in before ten o'clock said Court at in the forenoon on the day of , 20 the return day of this citation. Witness, ERNEST ROTENBERG, Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this day of , 20 Register. It is ordered that notice of said proceeding be given by delivering or mailing by registered or certified mail a copy of the foregoing citation to all persons interested fourteen days at least before said return day; and if service be made by registered or certified mail, unless it shall appear that all persons interested have received actual notice, by publishing a copy thereof once in each week for three successive weeks in the a newspaper published in the last publication to be one day at least before said return day; and it is further ordered that notice thereof be given to the Department of Mental Health and the United States Veterans Administration and to the Board of Public Welfare of by delivering or mailing by registered or certified mail a copy thereof to it - them fourteen days at least before said return day. Witness, ERNEST ROTENBERG, Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this day of , 20 Register. , 20 I certify under the penalties of perjury that I have served the foregoing citation by American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS PROBATE COURT BRISTOL, SS. At a Probate Court held at for said County of Bristol, on the in the year of our Lord two thousand in and day of ON the petition of guardian of of conservator of the property in said County of , minor - mentally ill person - spendthrift - married - single, h praying for license to sell certain real estate of ward described in said petition - at public auction - at private sale, in accordance with the offer named in said petition, or upon such terms as may be adjudged best, or at public auction, if h shall think best so to do, All persons interested, having - assented - been duly notified and no person objecting thereto, It appearing that - said offer is an advantageous one, and that the interest of all parties concerned will be best promoted by the acceptance of said offer - and that it is necessary that said maintenance interest shall be sold for h ward IT IS DECREED that the petitioner be licensed to sell and convey - at public auction at private sale in accordance with said offer or for a larger sum, or at public auction, if he shall think best so to do, the real estate of said ward described in said petition, for the purposes aforesaid, may become the purchaser of said real - and it is further decreed that said petitioner estate. Judge of Probate Court American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com A. C. 78 No. SALE OF REAL ESTATE GUARDIAN - CONSERVATOR Maintenance Petition-Citation-Decree Filed 20 Citation Issued 20 Returnable 20 Allowed 20 Recorded Vol. Page For Petitioner: For Respondent: American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com