# Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 10: Rule 10. Appeals

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R10

## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 10
- **Heading:** Rule 10. Appeals
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Massachusetts Court Rules / Massachusetts Trial Court Rules / uniform-rules-for-permanency-hearings / Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 10

## Text

(a) Timing
Any party may appeal the court's determination(s) and/or order(s) to the Appeals Court by filing a notice of appeal in the clerk's office no later than thirty (30) days following the entry of such determination(s) and/or order(s) on the court's docket.

(b) Notice to the judge
The clerk's office shall inform the judge within five (5) days from the filing of the notice of appeal that the determination(s) and/or order(s) have been appealed.

(c) Findings
The judge shall file written findings within sixty (60) days from the filing of the notice of appeal.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 1 Rule 1. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R1.md)
- [Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 2 Rule 2. Scope of Rules and Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R2.md)
- [Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 3 Rule 3. Scheduling the permanency hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R3.md)
- [Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 4 Rule 4. Permanency reports](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R4.md)
- [Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 5 Rule 5. Notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R5.md)
- [Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 6 Rule 6. Submission of report and response or objections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R6.md)
- [Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 7 Rule 7. Counsel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R7.md)
- [Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 8 Rule 8. The permanency hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R8.md)
- [Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 9 Rule 9. Orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R9.md)
- [Mass. Trial Ct. Rule 10 Rule 10. Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MA_MTCR_uniform_rules_for_permanency_hearings_R10.md)

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