Quincy Domestic Violence Information

Quincy: the short answer

Quincy domestic-violence cases typically run two parallel tracks: a criminal charge in the local District Court (assault and battery on a family or household member under M.G.L. c. 265 sec. 13M, restraining-order violation under c. 209A sec. 7) and a civil 209A or 258E petition with a 10-day return hearing. Where the parties share a child or are presently married, related parenting orders move in the Norfolk County Probate and Family Court. The intake call evaluates the matter and the firm either handles it directly or connects the client with a Massachusetts criminal-defense partner attorney at no extra cost.

Which Quincy courts handle this

For readers in Quincy, the following Norfolk County courts hear this category of matter:

• Quincy District Court 1 Dennis F. Ryan Parkway, Quincy, MA 02169 criminal arraignment and 209A and 258E petition return hearings
• Norfolk Probate and Family Court 35 Shawmut Road, Canton, MA 02021 parallel parenting orders and 209A petitions involving spouses or co-parents
• Norfolk Superior Court 650 High Street, Dedham, MA 02026 felony domestic-violence cases bound over after probable-cause hearing

Filing in the wrong forum is a procedural setback rather than a permanent bar, but it costs time. Counsel routes the matter to the correct court at intake.

Bringing this matter to Jim Glaser Law from Quincy

The shortest path between a Quincy reader and a Jim Glaser Law attorney is the telephone number printed on this page. The intake desk routes the call, the substantive attorney call follows at no charge, and the written fee agreement (if the matter is accepted) governs everything that follows. Nothing in the agreement obligates the client to advance attorney fees on a contingency case before there is a recovery; the agreement also spells out which case-related costs the firm fronts and which it bills back at conclusion.

Quincy sits in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with a population of approximately 101,636 per the most recent Census estimate. Norfolk County matters of this category are heard and administered through the appropriate Norfolk County forums and are evaluated under the same Massachusetts framework that applies to every domestic violence matter in the Commonwealth.

Quincy's case mix follows the city's commuter-suburb-with-coastal-tourism profile: rideshare and pedestrian incidents at the three Red Line stations; auto-accident matters along the Southern Artery and Quincy Shore Drive; premises-liability matters at the Marina Bay condominium complexes and the South Shore Plaza; and a notable share of Norfolk County workers compensation cases from the city's healthcare, financial-services, and shipyard employers. Quincy's substantial Asian-American population, particularly Chinese-American, makes the city a frequent source of family-law and real-estate matters. Quincy was incorporated as a town in 1792 and as a city in 1888. The city covers roughly 16 square miles along Boston's southern shoreline. Quincy ZIP codes span 02169 through 02171, with Quincy Center at 02169 and North Quincy at 02171.