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Probate
and Family Court
Fiscal Year 2002 Statistics
Counties of Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin,
Hampden and Hampshire
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| Annual
Report Statistics Fiscal Year Ending 2002 |
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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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7,091
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3,601
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12,794
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412
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18,127
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2,186
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16,579
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3,195
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154,974
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Part II:
Probate
1.Administrations & Probate of Will
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Filed
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1,505
|
719
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1,658
|
115
|
2,514
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296
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1,592
|
559
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22,918
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Decrees
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1,051
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469
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1,485
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91
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1,681
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183
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1,123
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326
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16,155
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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160
|
96
|
285
|
5
|
290
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45
|
259
|
91
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3,812
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2.
Trusteeships
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Filed
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38
|
13
|
24
|
7
|
46
|
1
|
15
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12
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566
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Decrees
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34
|
11
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24
|
9
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31
|
4
|
14
|
5
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355
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| 3.
Gdnshps of Minor |
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|
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|
|
|
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Filed
|
156
|
54
|
455
|
6
|
495
|
66
|
697
|
65
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4,337
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Temp.
Appointments
|
134
|
55
|
320
|
11
|
451
|
94
|
245
|
143
|
3,198
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Decrees
|
76
|
28
|
279
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5
|
256
|
58
|
332
|
49
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2,426
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Rogers
Orders Entered
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0
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
*
|
*
|
2
|
18
|
421
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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122
|
45
|
228
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2
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379
|
54
|
617
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25
|
3,055
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4.
Gdnshps of Mentally Ill
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Filed
|
109
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31
|
280
|
4
|
286
|
39
|
189
|
52
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2,654
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Temp.
Appointments
|
78
|
6
|
189
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3
|
161
|
37
|
98
|
74
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1,472
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Decrees
|
86
|
28
|
157
|
2
|
201
|
27
|
140
|
27
|
2,529
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Rogers
Orders Entered
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43
|
68
|
392
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0
|
*
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*
|
246
|
92
|
2,436
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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4
|
2
|
20
|
1
|
15
|
2
|
16
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5
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155
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5.
Gdnshps of Mentally Retarded
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|
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Filed
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31
|
18
|
85
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0
|
109
|
18
|
64
|
29
|
972
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Temp.
Appointments
|
6
|
0
|
16
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0
|
12
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9
|
7
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41
|
176
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Decrees
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20
|
19
|
35
|
1
|
106
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17
|
80
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24
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1,371
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Rogers
Orders Entered
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3
|
36
|
211
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0
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*
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*
|
94
|
80
|
930
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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2
|
2
|
5
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0
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2
|
5
|
9
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5
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85
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6.
Gdnshps of Incapacitated
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| Filed |
27
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3
|
38
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0
|
48
|
5
|
50
|
17
|
505
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|
Temp.
Appointments
|
15
|
2
|
24
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0
|
29
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4
|
20
|
15
|
239
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Decrees
|
22
|
1
|
13
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0
|
30
|
1
|
33
|
11
|
290
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Rogers
Orders Entered
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5
|
0
|
0
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0
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*
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*
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2
|
0
|
77
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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5
|
1
|
8
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0
|
5
|
3
|
13
|
7
|
95
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*
All Rogers Orders Entered
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51
|
105
|
610
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0
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*318
|
13
|
344
|
190
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4,582
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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
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
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12
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Decrees
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
9
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Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se
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0
|
0
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0
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0
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0
|
1
|
0
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0
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4
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| 8.
Proxy Guardianships |
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Filed
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0
|
0
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0
|
1
|
5
|
2
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2
|
2
|
28
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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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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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10
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9.
Conservatorships
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Filed
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7
|
0
|
6
|
0
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12
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
114
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Decrees
|
6
|
0
|
6
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0
|
15
|
3
|
8
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8
|
115
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10.
Accounts and Distributions
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| Filed |
897
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264
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783
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38
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1,574
|
255
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1,234
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272
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18,508
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Decrees
|
682
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326
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536
|
61
|
510
|
114
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661
|
167
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11,083
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11.
Real Estate Sales
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Filed
|
141
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44
|
240
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6
|
262
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38
|
145
|
68
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2,467
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Decrees
|
114
|
46
|
230
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3
|
245
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33
|
142
|
54
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2,214
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12.
All Other Probate
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Filed
(Petitions)
|
245
|
49
|
226
|
12
|
307
|
28
|
201
|
38
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2,426
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Decrees
|
197
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12
|
187
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9
|
109
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28
|
86
|
42
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1,508
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PART
III:
Equity
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| 1.
Complaints |
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Paternity
Equity
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0
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5
|
0
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0
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1
|
0
|
52
|
1
|
104
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Other
Equity Complaints
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59
|
17
|
58
|
4
|
88
|
10
|
21
|
20
|
792
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T.R.O.'s
and Preliminary
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14
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n/a
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17
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1
|
5
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n/a
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6
|
19
|
143
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Injunctions
Entered
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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Judgments
|
38
|
10
|
52
|
5
|
54
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4
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16
|
18
|
469
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2.
Petitions to Partition
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Filed
|
22
|
6
|
9
|
6
|
25
|
4
|
11
|
10
|
262
|
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Decrees
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
21
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
90
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PART
IV:
Change of Name
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| 1.
Petitions for Change of Name |
|
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|
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| Filed |
137
|
78
|
201
|
23
|
337
|
70
|
233
|
115
|
3,533
|
|
Decrees
|
127
|
79
|
178
|
22
|
315
|
68
|
225
|
126
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