Notice to Efilers: Attention: Due to planned maintenance, eFileMA will be unavailable for subsequent filings between 2PM on Friday, August 29 and 6AM Tuesday, September 2 for Massachusetts Trial Courts. eFiling in the Supreme Judicial Court and Appellate Courts will remain available during this maintenance period. Filings submitted during the maintenance period will not be processed until courts open for business on September 2. Effective May 1, the name search function will no longer be available for Summary Process cases. Users can learn how to find their docket number here. Notice: There is an issue with
recently registered attorneys creating eFile accounts. Please contact Tyler
support team (800-297-5377) for more details.* Please do
not contact the Board of Bar Overseers (BBO). Please note that eFiled documents do not become part of the case file and
court record until they are reviewed and accepted by court staff. Once your
filing is accepted or rejected by court staff, you will receive an email confirmation. Helpful
Information for E-Filing o For
an Overview of E-Filing in the
Massachusetts Courts. o The eFile Fee
(Provider Fee) is $22.00 for each new eFiled case
(one-time charge paid only on initial case filings). There is no eFile Fee for submitting an envelope into an existing case. o Acceptable
Payment Methods: eCheck (ACH) and credit cards (MasterCard,
VISA, American Express). o Review
the Massachusetts
Rules of E-Filing (SJC Rule 1:25). o Standing
Orders: Superior Court E-Filing Standing
Order 1-23,E-Filing
in the Appeals Court, and Mandatory
E-Filing in the Housing Court. o For information about indigency waivers:Indigency (waiver of court fees) o Instructions
for the Housing Court:
E-Filing in the Housing Court. Housing Court eFiling by attorneys remains mandatory for all filings of
summary process or small claims actions. o
Certain
protections in non-payment eviction cases remain in effect in
Massachusetts. See St.
2020, c. 257, as amended by St. 2021,
c. 20, as amended by St. 2022, c.
42.
Resources about eviction are available online here. o Instructions
for Attorneys for E-Filing
9A Motions in the Superior Court. o How
to E-File
in a Representative Capacity (Trial Court). o Find
fillable forms here: Trial Court
E-Filing Forms and E-Filing
& Forms at the Appeals Court o Probate and Family Court eFiling information: LINK HERE