DECREE AND ORDER TO MODIFY BOND Docket No. Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Division case name Date of Death or Appointment: After hearing, or on the uncontested Petition to Modify Bond filed on (date) . THE COURT FINDS: 1. The Petitioner is an interested person and has filed a complete and verified Petition. 2. Any required notices have been given or waived by all the interested persons. 3. The following fiduciary: First Name M.I. Last Name was appointed on (date) and filed a bond without sureties with personal corporate sureties in the amount of $ . 4. For the best interests of the estate: sureties are required. sureties are not required. additional sureties are required. sureties in a lesser amount are required the penal sum of the bond should be increased to the penal sum of the bond should be decreased to . . THE COURT DECREES AND ORDERS: 1. The fiduciary shall be permitted to substitute his/her bond and shall do so within The penal sum of the bond is set at Sureties are not required on the bond of the fiduciary. Additional personal OR corporate sureties in the amount of are required on the bond of the fiduciary. The surety of (name) days. . is released effective upon the filing of another bond in amount of An accounting to the Court is no longer necessary. 2. The Court further orders: The appointment bond(s) approved on with different surety. shall not be deemed to be discharged until an account through the date of this decree and order has been filed and allowed. MPC 776 (1/16/13) DCRMBND American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com page 1 of 2 Docket No. case name Other: Date Justice Magistrate MPC 776 (1/16/13) DCRMBND American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com page 2 of 2