by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Massachusetts
(a)When Presented.(1) After service upon him of any pleading requiring a responsive pleading, a party shall serve such responsive pleading within 20 days unless otherwise directed by order of the court. (2) The service of a motion permitted under this rule alters this...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Massachusetts
(a)Signing. Every pleading of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed in his individual name by at least one attorney who is admitted to practice in this Commonwealth. The address of each attorney, telephone number, and e-mail address if any shall be...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Massachusetts
(a)Caption; Names of Parties. Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the county, the title of the action, the docket number, and a designation as in Rule 7(a). In the complaint the title of the action shall include the names of all...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Massachusetts
(a)Capacity. It is not necessary to aver the capacity of a party to sue or be sued or the authority of a party to sue or be sued in a representative capacity or the legal existence of an organized association of persons that is made a party. When a party desires to...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Massachusetts
(a)Claims for Relief. A pleading which sets forth a claim for relief, whether an original claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim shall contain (1) a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and (2) a demand...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Massachusetts
(a)Pleadings. There shall be a complaint and (except as provided by law) an answer, and a trustee’s answer under oath if trustee process is used; a reply to a counterclaim denominated as such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim; a...
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