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Probate
and Family Court
Fiscal Year 2001 Statistics
Counties of Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin,
Hampden and Hampshire
Other
Counties Appear on Page 2
| Annual
Report Statistics Fiscal Year Ending 2001 |
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Divisions:
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Barn
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Berk
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Bris
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Dukes
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Esse
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Fran
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Hamd
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Hamp
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Totals
All Counties
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Part
I:
Total Original Entries
All
Complaints, Petitions, and Accounts Filed
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6,991
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3,129
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11,018
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409
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18,504
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2,564
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15,875
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2,819
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154,067
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Part II:
Probate
1.Administrations & Probate of Will
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|
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|
|
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Filed
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1,810
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731
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1,440
|
109
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2,591
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314
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1,632
|
502
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22,326
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Decrees
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1,189
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428
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1,363
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101
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1,272
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279
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1,129
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333
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16,208
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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88
|
40
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515
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11
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150
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41
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143
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20
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2,992
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2.
Trusteeships
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|
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Filed
|
46
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9
|
21
|
3
|
43
|
2
|
15
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10
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416
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Decrees
|
47
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16
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20
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3
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40
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2
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11
|
2
|
444
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| 3. Gdnshps
of Minor |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Filed
|
156
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46
|
345
|
3
|
480
|
62
|
648
|
70
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4,110
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Temp.
Appointments
|
156
|
42
|
239
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11
|
294
|
56
|
157
|
59
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2,416
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Decrees
|
126
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18
|
281
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0
|
180
|
40
|
434
|
52
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2,275
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Rogers
Orders Entered
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7
|
1
|
21
|
0
|
0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
197
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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129
|
26
|
206
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2
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376
|
32
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544
|
45
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2,788
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4.
Gdnshps of Mentally Ill
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Filed
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86
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24
|
220
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2
|
238
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67
|
187
|
40
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2,611
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Temp.
Appointments
|
39
|
5
|
155
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2
|
92
|
45
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82
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32
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1,105
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Decrees
|
129
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26
|
155
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1
|
108
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39
|
160
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45
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2,283
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Rogers
Orders Entered
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27
|
34
|
444
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0
|
22
|
36
|
186
|
49
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1,683
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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2
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2
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48
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0
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2
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8
|
14
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2
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214
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5.
Gdnshps of Mentally Retarded
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Filed
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23
|
35
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59
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1
|
86
|
21
|
74
|
41
|
881
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Temp.
Appointments
|
5
|
0
|
15
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0
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7
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7
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6
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6
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139
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Decrees
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19
|
29
|
49
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0
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88
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13
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78
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22
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960
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Rogers
Orders Entered
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6
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31
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258
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0
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7
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5
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139
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44
|
911
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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0
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0
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8
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0
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4
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1
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8
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0
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112
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6.
Gdnshps of Incapacitated
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| Filed |
29
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12
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19
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1
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46
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6
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39
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7
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512
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Temp.
Appointments
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16
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0
|
15
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0
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20
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4
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18
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5
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235
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Decrees
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11
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7
|
10
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0
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9
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1
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28
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4
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293
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Rogers
Orders Entered
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2
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2
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0
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0
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8
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2
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23
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0
|
73
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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2
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1
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5
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0
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3
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2
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6
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0
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62
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7.
Gdnshps of Minor Entertainer
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Filed
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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7
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Decrees
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
|
10
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| 8.
Proxy Guardianships |
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Filed
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2
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
|
2
|
3
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16
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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4
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9.
Conservatorships
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Filed
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8
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4
|
6
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0
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17
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6
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7
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2
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125
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Decrees
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11
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3
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6
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0
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14
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4
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10
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7
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152
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10.
Accounts and Distributions
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| Filed |
943
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181
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777
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48
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1,605
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174
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1,219
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296
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19,218
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Decrees
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739
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270
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511
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66
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714
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136
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631
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182
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12,235
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11.
Real Estate Sales
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Filed
|
129
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9
|
234
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6
|
275
|
36
|
124
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30
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2,299
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Decrees
|
128
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38
|
224
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6
|
274
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23
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122
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51
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2,289
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12.
All Other Probate
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Filed
(Petitions)
|
80
|
46
|
260
|
6
|
475
|
92
|
387
|
35
|
4,775
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Decrees
|
44
|
27
|
226
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10
|
168
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119
|
202
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45
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2,258
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PART
III:
Equity
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| 1.
Complaints |
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Paternity
Equity
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1
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3
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1
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0
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2
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0
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15
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0
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52
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Other
Equity Complaints
|
49
|
15
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49
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5
|
102
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4
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20
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0
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741
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T.R.O.'s
and Preliminary
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13
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2
|
13
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0
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21
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0
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4
|
17
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207
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Injunctions
Entered
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0
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Judgments
|
42
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6
|
32
|
1
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68
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3
|
21
|
1
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415
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2.
Petitions to Partition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Filed
|
75
|
9
|
21
|
6
|
34
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
307
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Decrees
|
10
|
1
|
7
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15
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3
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1
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3
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3
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94
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