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Probate and Family
Court Department
Fiscal Year 2003 Statistics
Counties of Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and
Worcester
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| Annual
Report Statistics Fiscal Year Ending 2003 |
| Divisions: |
Midd |
Nant |
Norf |
Plym |
Suff |
Worc |
Totals
All Counties |
| Part
I:
Total Original Entries
All
Complaints, Petitions, and Accounts Filed |
26,125 |
328 |
13,631 |
12,786 |
15,330 |
20,676 |
151,718 |
|
Part II:
Probate
1.Administrations & Probate of Will |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
4,730 |
76 |
2,529 |
1,587 |
1,852 |
2,446 |
21,568 |
| Decrees |
4,350 |
61 |
2,414 |
1,494 |
1,550 |
2,371 |
20,267 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
484 |
2 |
335 |
250 |
280 |
293 |
2,750 |
| 2.
Trusteeships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
121 |
3 |
51 |
47 |
11 |
32 |
428 |
| Decrees |
100 |
4 |
37 |
32 |
27 |
40 |
383 |
| 3.
Gdnshps of Minor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
409 |
4 |
253 |
408 |
643 |
631 |
4,379 |
| Temp.
Appointments |
311 |
3 |
146 |
527 |
511 |
422 |
3,471 |
| Decrees |
273 |
2 |
180 |
222 |
278 |
442 |
2,274 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
258 |
1 |
196 |
316 |
486 |
448 |
3,321 |
| 4.
Gdnshps of Mentally Ill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
511 |
0 |
246 |
182 |
301 |
311 |
2,538 |
| Temp.
Appointments |
281 |
0 |
139 |
126 |
141 |
124 |
1,454 |
| Dispositions |
375 |
0 |
215 |
150 |
171 |
589 |
2,239 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
16 |
0 |
29 |
33 |
35 |
17 |
211 |
| 5.
Gdnshps of Mentally Retarded |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
231 |
1 |
152 |
84 |
83 |
150 |
1,085 |
| Temp.
Appointments |
22 |
0 |
22 |
30 |
23 |
21 |
197 |
| Decrees |
195 |
1 |
136 |
81 |
80 |
207 |
1,055 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
21 |
0 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
3 |
82 |
| 6.
Gdnshps of Incapacitated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
79 |
0 |
60 |
37 |
81 |
87 |
533 |
| Temp.
Appointments |
52 |
0 |
37 |
28 |
37 |
34 |
328 |
| Decrees |
48 |
0 |
33 |
22 |
31 |
32 |
281 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
8 |
0 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
1 |
95 |
| All
Rogers Orders Entered |
1,043 |
1 |
712 |
387 |
1,639 |
298 |
6,225 |
| 7.
Gdnshps of Minor Entertainer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
15 |
| Decrees |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| 8.
Proxy Guardianships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 9.
Conservatorships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
22 |
1 |
19 |
9 |
21 |
11 |
126 |
| Decrees |
25 |
1 |
15 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
105 |
| 10.
Accounts and Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
5,879 |
38 |
2,053 |
943 |
1,447 |
1,381 |
17,205 |
| Decrees |
4,617 |
16 |
761 |
447 |
1,007 |
604 |
10,160 |
| 11.
Real Estate Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
492 |
3 |
254 |
161 |
190 |
274 |
2,154 |
| Decrees |
505 |
1 |
200 |
140 |
181 |
220 |
1,723 |
| 12.
All Other Probate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed
(Petitions) |
406 |
6 |
141 |
275 |
286 |
360 |
2,528 |
| Decrees |
350 |
6 |
100 |
90 |
107 |
150 |
1,568 |
| PART
III:
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Complaints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Paternity
Equity |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
4 |
76 |
| Other
Equity Complaints |
158 |
3 |
93 |
63 |
115 |
100 |
804 |
| Judgments |
112 |
2 |
67 |
51 |
16 |
49 |
493 |
| 2.
Petitions to Partition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
46 |
1 |
33 |
29 |
37 |
34 |
306 |
| Decrees |
19 |
0 |
20 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
84 |
| PART
IV:
Change of Name |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Petitions for Change of Name |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
736 |
7 |
293 |
204 |
433 |
409 |
3,188 |
| Decrees |
763 |
6 |
266 |
180 |
431 |
368 |
3,038 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
641 |
7 |
257 |
182 |
433 |
363 |
2,801 |
| PART
V:
Adoption |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Adoption Petitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
532 |
2 |
253 |
157 |
149 |
332 |
2,218 |
| Decrees |
318 |
2 |
238 |
76 |
125 |
263 |
1,713 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
104 |
2 |
43 |
53 |
31 |
66 |
581 |
| 2.
Petitions to Dispense with Parental Consent (c. 210,
s. 3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
74 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
13 |
164 |
| Decrees |
43 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
16 |
24 |
175 |
| 3.
Care and Protection Petitions (c. 119, s. 23C) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
14 |
0 |
8 |
23 |
62 |
36 |
265 |
| Decrees |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
39 |
18 |
86 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Voluntary
Placement (c. 119, s. 23C) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Decrees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reviews
Held c.210 and c.119 |
90 |
0 |
8 |
38 |
496 |
102 |
1,127 |
| PART
VI:
OUT OF WEDLOCK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Paternity Complaints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
2,021 |
4 |
508 |
1,210 |
3,200 |
1,860 |
15,927 |
| Judgments |
393 |
7 |
516 |
713 |
1,025 |
1,363 |
9,007 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
569 |
1 |
317 |
646 |
1,055 |
709 |
6,280 |
| 2.
Complaints for Contempt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
575 |
6 |
625 |
706 |
652 |
1,430 |
7,149 |
| Heard
and Continued |
225 |
0 |
0 |
544 |
975 |
87 |
3,473 |
| Judgments |
300 |
4 |
422 |
320 |
898 |
548 |
2,975 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
224 |
2 |
414 |
574 |
613 |
684 |
4,176 |
| 3.
Complaints for Modification |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
417 |
4 |
688 |
917 |
1,021 |
1,783 |
10,611 |
| Judgments |
200 |
3 |
223 |
320 |
820 |
779 |
4,491 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
132 |
2 |
447 |
647 |
684 |
1,450 |
6,778 |
| PART
VII:
DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Divorce |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Original
Entries Filed (includes 1A and 1B) |
4,247 |
46 |
1,832 |
1,725 |
2,067 |
2,934 |
20,952 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Judgments
Nisi
|
3,414 |
41 |
1,677 |
1,543 |
1,875 |
2,664 |
18,575 |
| Findings
Under 1A |
1,780 |
26 |
495 |
654 |
303 |
1,168 |
7,040 |
|
Number of filings
where Plaintiff was pro se |
1,862 |
17 |
844 |
734 |
1,013 |
1,114 |
9,306 |
| 2.
Separate Support/Civil Support |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
250 |
1 |
100 |
147 |
209 |
238 |
1,692 |
| Judgments |
75 |
0 |
52 |
61 |
200 |
107 |
914 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
91 |
1 |
47 |
48 |
81 |
90 |
685 |
| 3.
Complaints for Contempt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
1,762 |
31 |
1,523 |
1,470 |
865 |
2,101 |
13,111 |
| Heard
and Continued |
837 |
8 |
0 |
1,088 |
762 |
225 |
5,841 |
| Judgments |
463 |
12 |
688 |
639 |
696 |
797 |
4,360 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
562 |
2 |
967 |
714 |
572 |
1,008 |
6,170 |
| 4.
Complaints for Modification |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
1,744 |
30 |
1,395 |
1,320 |
856 |
2,164 |
13,463 |
| Judgments |
742 |
19 |
590 |
629 |
581 |
1,085 |
6,102 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
737 |
2 |
622 |
816 |
528 |
973 |
6,591 |
| 5.
Complaint for Protection from Abuse (c. 209A) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
251 |
1 |
390 |
920 |
416 |
1,204 |
6,355 |
| Permanent
Orders |
1 |
0 |
14 |
556 |
42 |
22 |
971 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
180 |
0 |
279 |
577 |
345 |
1,180 |
4,986 |
| 6.
Petitions for Marriage of Minors, Marriage without Delay |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
62 |
57 |
13 |
43 |
91 |
28 |
453 |
| Decrees |
62 |
57 |
13 |
43 |
91 |
28 |
437 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
31 |
57 |
12 |
43 |
90 |
25 |
398 |
| 7.
All other Domestic Relations Complaints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
218 |
2 |
82 |
67 |
70 |
170 |
1,259 |
| Judgments |
83 |
3 |
45 |
64 |
185 |
69 |
750 |
| PART
VIII:
CROSS-DOCKET MATTERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Temporary Orders |
19,526 |
525 |
10,963 |
7,391 |
7,798 |
12,353 |
100,484 |
| 2.
U.I.F.S.A. - c. 209D Filed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mass.
Initiated: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
79 |
0 |
9 |
12 |
9 |
43 |
242 |
|
Disposed |
5 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
53 |
100 |
| Mass.
Responding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
51 |
1 |
24 |
34 |
122 |
109 |
910 |
|
Disposed |
14 |
0 |
4 |
14 |
36 |
18 |
221 |
| 3.
Income Assignments Entered Combined Paternity and Domestic
Relations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TAFDC
- Immediate |
251 |
1 |
301 |
221 |
1,339 |
882 |
8,676 |
| TAFDC
-Suspended |
8 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
692 |
| Non-TAFDC
- Immediate |
2,442 |
25 |
647 |
1,109 |
2,785 |
542 |
10,547 |
| Non-TAFDC
-Suspended |
770 |
11 |
3 |
1,104 |
244 |
0 |
4,822 |
| PART
IX:
PROBATION DEPARTMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Dispute Interventions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motions |
3,915 |
20 |
2,556 |
1,495 |
1,232 |
338 |
17,575 |
|
Pre-trials |
632 |
1 |
577 |
636 |
133 |
1,173 |
4,833 |
|
Contempts |
1,887 |
8 |
1,731 |
1,550 |
775 |
1,472 |
11,926 |
| 2.
Investigations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formal |
115 |
0 |
66 |
594 |
858 |
518 |
2,687 |
|
Short Term |
0 |
0 |
75 |
0 |
1,033 |
37 |
1,301 |
| 3.
Case Interventions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Completed |
3,091 |
0 |
495 |
1,458 |
1,650 |
5,322 |
20,686 |
| 4.
Job Search Activity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Avg.
# Persons Supervised |
843 |
0 |
364 |
1,294 |
860 |
1,134 |
7,108 |
| Found
employment |
295 |
0 |
87 |
155 |
301 |
351 |
1,803 |
| Average
support order prior to program |
88.23 |
0.00 |
137.72 |
53.68 |
66.03 |
64.71 |
61.40 |
| Average
support order after program |
100.86 |
0.00 |
168.66 |
123.90 |
88.80 |
92.21 |
92.76 |
| Contempts
Filed |
88 |
0 |
14 |
96 |
152 |
66 |
1,013 |
| 5.
Interdepartmental |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assignments
of Abuse Prevention Orders (c. 209A) pursuant to Administrative
Order 96-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orders
Modified |
156 |
0 |
78 |
33 |
120 |
133 |
756 |
|
Orders
Vacated |
81 |
0 |
30 |
6 |
14 |
343 |
508 |
|
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