Administrative Forms and Resources
Appellate Packet for Trial Attorneys
- Notice of Appeal
- Motion for Appointment of Appellate Counsel
- Motion-for-Fees-and-Costs-of-Appeal-Sample
- Appellate Assignment Intake Form
- CAFL Appellate Guide for Trial Attorneys (every trial attorney should read this to know what to expect for their appeal and steps to take going forward)
Courts/Court Rules/Rules of Procedure
DCF Policies and Procedures
A Guide to the New DCF Foster Care Review Policy and Regulations
Court Forms
Court Investigators
Education
ICWA
- Office of Indian Services
- Practice Advisory January 2017: Child Welfare Proceedings Under the Indian Child Welfare Act: New Regulations in Effect
- New Guidelines for State Courts and Agencies– Issued December 2016
Single Justice Practice/Interlocutory Review (under c. 231, s. 118)
Mentor Program
Practice Tools
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- Child Welfare Terms – English to Spanish
- DCF File Checklist
- Foundations Card
- Massachusetts Guide to Evidence
- Memorandum of Understanding DCF and DHCD
- Objections Card
- Procedures Governing Intra-Departmental Transfers and Assignments
- Trial Court Rule XII – Interdepartmental Judicial Assignments
- Trial Notebook Checklist
- Trial Preparation Checklist
- Trial Skills Checklists
- Trial Timeline Quick Guide
- Witness Preparation Checklist
Resource Attorneys (replacing Regional Coordinator Program)
Youth/Young Adult Clients
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