Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Mar. 15, 2012
Register for the April 5 MUPC Help Desk Training
Learn how to answer MUPC questions from peer attorneys, as well as pro se petitioners
As the courts prepare their staff for the new MUPC, going
into effect in 2012, the Massachusetts Bar Association has
been working hard to prepare the bar. As
practitioners, we now have the opportunity to assist the
Probate and Family Court through this important transition.
The MBA was committed to the passage of the MUPC and that
commitment continues with its implementation. Members of the MBA,
Boston Bar Association and attorneys from the Probate Court have
collaborated to develop programs in which volunteer members of the
bar can be most helpful to the court, attorneys and pro se
petitioners. One program is the "MUPC Resource Desks" that will be
located in the Probate Court registries throughout the
commonwealth.
Ideally, the resource desks will be staffed one to two days a
week for at least two hours each day. Volunteer attorneys will
answer questions from peer attorneys, as well as pro se
petitioners, and walk them through the new substantive rules
and Probate Court forms.
Attorneys interested in volunteering
their time for this important resource are encouraged to attend an
April 5 Resource Desk Volunteer Training at the MBA Boston
offices from noon to 1:30 p.m. Interested attorneys have the
choice to participate in person, remotely via real-time webcast, or
at a later date and time, through MBA On Demand.
