|
Probate
and Family Court
Fiscal Year 2001 Statistics
Counties of Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and
Worcester
Other Counties
Appear on Page 1
| Annual Report Statistics Fiscal
Year Ending 2001 |
|
Divisions:
|
Midd
|
Nant
|
Norf
|
Plym
|
Suff
|
Worc
|
Totals
All Counties
|
|
Part
I:
Total Original Entries
All
Complaints, Petitions, and Accounts Filed
|
27,085
|
263
|
11,367
|
12,195
|
16,733
|
25,115
|
154,067
|
|
Part II:
Probate
1.Administrations & Probate of Will
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
4,736
|
50
|
1,643
|
1,668
|
1,835
|
3,265
|
22,326
|
|
Decrees
|
3,466
|
44
|
1,878
|
1,141
|
1,267
|
2,318
|
16,208
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
|
223
|
1
|
511
|
108
|
194
|
947
|
2,992
|
|
2.
Trusteeships
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
104
|
1
|
56
|
30
|
49
|
27
|
416
|
|
Decrees
|
105
|
1
|
53
|
22
|
96
|
26
|
444
|
| 3.
Gdnshps of Minor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
463
|
0
|
239
|
552
|
549
|
497
|
4,110
|
|
Temp.
Appointments
|
304
|
1
|
164
|
197
|
544
|
192
|
2,416
|
|
Decrees
|
131
|
3
|
173
|
111
|
299
|
427
|
2,275
|
|
Rogers
Orders Entered
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
164
|
0
|
197
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
|
216
|
0
|
200
|
290
|
436
|
286
|
2,788
|
|
4.
Gdnshps of Mentally Ill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
490
|
1
|
227
|
265
|
292
|
472
|
2,611
|
|
Temp.
Appointments
|
285
|
1
|
8
|
66
|
199
|
94
|
1,105
|
|
Decrees
|
654
|
3
|
200
|
170
|
177
|
416
|
2,283
|
|
Rogers
Orders Entered
|
197
|
1
|
115
|
114
|
335
|
123
|
1,683
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
|
4
|
1
|
113
|
8
|
7
|
3
|
214
|
|
5.
Gdnshps of Mentally Retarded
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
155
|
0
|
85
|
54
|
66
|
181
|
881
|
|
Temp.
Appointments
|
18
|
0
|
8
|
1
|
44
|
22
|
139
|
|
Decrees
|
355
|
0
|
38
|
58
|
65
|
146
|
960
|
|
Rogers
Orders Entered
|
213
|
0
|
49
|
33
|
55
|
71
|
911
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
|
0
|
0
|
54
|
4
|
1
|
32
|
112
|
|
6.
Gdnshps of Incapacitated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
99
|
0
|
42
|
24
|
75
|
113
|
512
|
|
Temp.
Appointments
|
43
|
0
|
21
|
9
|
58
|
26
|
235
|
|
Decrees
|
40
|
0
|
41
|
5
|
44
|
93
|
293
|
|
Rogers
Orders Entered
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
26
|
5
|
73
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
27
|
62
|
|
7.
Gdnshps of Minor Entertainer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
|
Decrees
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 8.
Proxy Guardianships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
16
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
9.
Conservatorships
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
26
|
0
|
17
|
9
|
11
|
12
|
125
|
|
Decrees
|
20
|
0
|
18
|
5
|
42
|
12
|
152
|
|
10.
Accounts and Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
7,611
|
23
|
2,239
|
675
|
1,378
|
2,049
|
19,218
|
|
Decrees
|
5,200
|
16
|
951
|
482
|
853
|
1,484
|
12,235
|
|
11.
Real Estate Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
522
|
2
|
258
|
107
|
193
|
374
|
2,299
|
|
Decrees
|
515
|
1
|
213
|
152
|
188
|
354
|
2,289
|
|
12.
All Other Probate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
(Petitions)
|
263
|
6
|
75
|
343
|
2,089
|
618
|
4,775
|
|
Decrees
|
129
|
7
|
75
|
95
|
714
|
397
|
2,258
|
|
PART
III:
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Complaints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paternity
Equity
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
29
|
52
|
|
Other
Equity Complaints
|
162
|
0
|
105
|
47
|
111
|
72
|
741
|
|
T.R.O.'s
and Preliminary
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
35
|
56
|
45
|
207
|
|
Injunctions
Entered
|
85
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Judgments
|
74
|
0
|
14
|
32
|
58
|
63
|
415
|
|
2.
Petitions to Partition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
39
|
1
|
18
|
26
|
20
|
42
|
307
|
|
Decrees
|
18
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
11
|
8
|
94
|
|
PART
IV:
Change of Name
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Petitions for Change of Name |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
858
|
15
|
258
|
232
|
401
|
514
|
3,464
|
|
Decrees
|
778
|
14
|
289
|
199
|
499
|
488
|
3,285
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
|
765
|
13
|
225
|
200
|
298
|
391
|
2,895
|
|
PART
V:
Adoption
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Adoption Petitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
668
|
4
|
165
|
173
|
132
|
492
|
2,443
|
|
Decrees
|
640
|
4
|
215
|
148
|
106
|
449
|
2,354
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
|
117
|
4
|
37
|
73
|
8
|
94
|
547
|
|
2.
Petitions to Dispense with Parental Consent (c. 210, s. 3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
60
|
0
|
12
|
1
|
57
|
59
|
265
|
|
Decrees
|
48
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
56
|
62
|
324
|
|
Reviews
Held
|
52
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
84
|
56
|
506
|
|
3.
Care and Protection Petitions (c. 119, s. 23C)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
36
|
0
|
5
|
19
|
99
|
48
|
354
|
|
Decrees
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
154
|
32
|
269
|
|
Reviews
Held
|
37
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
161
|
16
|
382
|
|
PART
VI:
OUT OF WEDLOCK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
Paternity Complaints
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
1,703
|
11
|
438
|
1,039
|
2,599
|
1,971
|
14,861
|
|
Judgments
|
767
|
9
|
290
|
648
|
1,661
|
1,454
|
8,517
|
|
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
|
363
|
4
|
245
|
410
|
536
|
718
|
4,687
|
|
2.
Complaints for Contempt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
658
|
4
|
614
|
690
|
646
|
887
|
6,696
|
|
Heard
and Continued
|
230
|
8
|
139
|
311
|
726
|
44
|
3,475
|
|
Judgments
|
222
|
4
|
342
|
257
|
622
|
364
|
3,099
|
|
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
|
457
|
2
|
418
|
492
|
584
|
427
|
4,685
|
|
3.
Complaints for
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Modification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
530
|
3
|
498
|
699
|
1,398
|
1,780
|
9,445
|
|
Judgments
|
170
|
7
|
529
|
321
|
833
|
620
|
5,128
|
|
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
|
161
|
1
|
423
|
563
|
152
|
784
|
5,233
|
|
4.
Income Assignments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Entered:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TAFDC
- Immediate
|
241
|
0
|
467
|
715
|
1,193
|
1,160
|
7,344
|
|
TAFDC
- Suspended
|
8
|
0
|
74
|
1
|
14
|
218
|
684
|
|
Non-TAFDC
- Immediate
|
636
|
10
|
635
|
50
|
511
|
278
|
3,349
|
|
Non-TAFDC
-Suspended
|
24
|
8
|
196
|
0
|
65
|
94
|
826
|
|
PART
VII:
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
Divorce
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Original
Entries Filed (includes 1A and 1B)
|
4,114
|
38
|
1,306
|
1,885
|
2,025
|
3,911
|
22,135
|
Judgments
Nisi
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section
1
|
97
|
0
|
58
|
50
|
330
|
561
|
1,404
|
|
Section 1A
|
1,623
|
30
|
696
|
633
|
552
|
1,882
|
8,678
|
|
Section 1B
|
2,058
|
7
|
835
|
1,104
|
730
|
907
|
9,158
|
|
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
|
1,182
|
19
|
523
|
674
|
690
|
1,753
|
7,329
|
| Complaints
Dismissed |
124
|
0
|
118
|
109
|
70
|
420
|
997
|
|
Dismissals
under Rule 408
|
2,000
|
0
|
0
|
74
|
573
|
0
|
3,078
|
|
2.
Separate Support/Civil Support
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
270
|
0
|
61
|
149
|
183
|
248
|
1,589
|
|
Judgments
|
43
|
0
|
37
|
26
|
245
|
138
|
1,047
|
|
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
|
84
|
0
|
37
|
85
|
44
|
103
|
612
|
|
3.
Complaints for Contempt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
1,591
|
12
|
1,441
|
1,360
|
747
|
2,364
|
12,871
|
|
Heard
and Continued
|
1,801
|
3
|
520
|
1,092
|
593
|
1,014
|
8,435
|
|
Judgments
|
2,060
|
16
|
1,169
|
1,052
|
663
|
891
|
7,976
|
|
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
|
475
|
0
|
807
|
643
|
440
|
1,009
|
5,780
|
|
4.
Complaints for Modification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
1,248
|
10
|
1,008
|
1,097
|
1,105
|
2,443
|
11,379
|
|
Judgments
|
892
|
9
|
487
|
602
|
261
|
1,009
|
6,769
|
|
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
|
551
|
1
|
615
|
681
|
384
|
1,109
|
5,790
|
|
5.
Complaint for Protection from Abuse
(c. 209A)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
396
|
0
|
411
|
896
|
476
|
1,608
|
7,279
|
|
Ex
Parte Orders
|
331
|
0
|
542
|
726
|
436
|
1,316
|
6,040
|
|
Permanent
Orders
|
387
|
0
|
505
|
886
|
160
|
1,049
|
4,835
|
|
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
|
329
|
0
|
410
|
893
|
388
|
1,420
|
6,366
|
|
6.
Income Assignments Entered
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TAFDC
- Immediate |
697
|
0
|
379
|
701
|
882
|
580
|
6,606
|
|
TAFDC
-Suspended
|
83
|
0
|
39
|
376
|
30
|
191
|
1,153
|
|
Non-TAFDC
- Immediate
|
1,921
|
5
|
493
|
36
|
669
|
503
|
5,764
|
|
Non-TAFDC
-Suspended
|
450
|
29
|
155
|
7
|
150
|
182
|
2,213
|
|
7.
Petitions for Marriage of Minors, Marriage without Delay
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
44
|
77
|
35
|
27
|
121
|
69
|
509
|
|
Decrees
|
44
|
77
|
60
|
27
|
94
|
53
|
491
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
|
44
|
77
|
35
|
27
|
108
|
58
|
477
|
|
8.
All other Domestic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Relations Complaints
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
227
|
5
|
61
|
76
|
61
|
857
|
1,814
|
|
Judgments
|
97
|
1
|
55
|
31
|
387
|
403
|
1,381
|
|
PART
VIII:
CROSS-DOCKET MATTERS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Temporary Orders |
17,724
|
149
|
5,270
|
3,278
|
3,796
|
3,368
|
74,221
|
|
2.
U.I.F.S.A. - c. 209D Filed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mass.
Initiated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
4
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
109
|
|
Disposed
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
7
|
61
|
77
|
|
Mass.
Responding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
|
4
|
0
|
36
|
51
|
4
|
38
|
458
|
|
Disposed
|
3
|
0
|
22
|
10
|
5
|
26
|
275
|
|
PART
IX:
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
Dispute Interventions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motions
|
3,990
|
28
|
2,310
|
1,782
|
1,248
|
593
|
19,660
|
|
Pre-trials
|
1,201
|
4
|
641
|
571
|
96
|
1,303
|
6,393
|
|
Contempts
|
1,784
|
11
|
1,543
|
1,323
|
645
|
999
|
11,154
|
|
2.
Investigations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formal
|
183
|
0
|
168
|
177
|
1,084
|
240
|
2,378
|
|
Informal
|
809
|
0
|
516
|
110
|
1,345
|
1,354
|
5,844
|
|
3.
Job Search Activity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Persons
Supervised
|
219
|
0
|
71
|
305
|
228
|
199
|
1,790
|
|
New
support orders entered after obligors found employment
|
93
|
0
|
69
|
119
|
224
|
216
|
1,172
|
| Average
support order prior to program |
81.07
|
0.00
|
103.27
|
60.19
|
50.20
|
66.08
|
60.12
|
| Average
support order after program |
111.47
|
0.00
|
147.19
|
96.14
|
82.18
|
104.46
|
97.92
|
| Contempts
Filed |
122
|
0
|
4
|
68
|
89
|
53
|
736
|
|
4.
Interdepartmental
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assignments
of Abuse Prevention Orders (c. 209A) pursuant to Administrative
Order 96-1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orders Modified
|
148
|
0
|
55
|
25
|
122
|
253
|
820
|
|
Orders Vacated
|
122
|
0
|
48
|
17
|
2
|
156
|
409
|
|
