The register of the Franklin probate and family court may, with the approval of the chief justice of the probate and family court, designate 1 employee as deputy assistant register with the same powers as an assistant register and with the approval of the chief justice remove a deputy assistant register. The deputy assistant register shall receive in addition to his salary as an employee, a salary of $6,000 per annum.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 217, § 29K