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Probate and Family Court Department
Fiscal Year 2004 Statistics




Counties of Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire

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Annual Report Statistics Fiscal Year Ending 2004
Divisions:

BARN
BERK
BRIS
DUKES
ESSE
FRAN
HAMD
HAMP
Part I:
   Total Original Entries

All Complaints, Petitions, and Accounts Filed 
7,399
3,681
12,457
409
17,249
2,158
16,110
3,087
Part II:
   Probate
1.Administrations & Probate of Will
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
1,520
748
1,612
125
2,430
257
1,625
639
      Decrees
1,184
472
1,052
91
1,740
184
1,085
499
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
198
106
185
21
302
34
245
96
2. Trusteeships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
39
6
15
5
42
2
14
10
      Decrees
39
6
15
5
40
2
10
9
3. Gdnshps of Minor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
179
54
486
7
481
47
778
59
      Temp. Appointments
182
35
706
7
406
73
231
59
      Decrees
152
54
324
5
360
45
501
40
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
142
44
366
2
391
39
688
27
4. Gdnshps of Mentally Ill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
89
31
262
2
231
37
234
50
      Temp. Appointments
70
9
314
3
150
32
119
57
      Dispositions
96
38
266
1
204
43
183
64
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
3
0
16
0
20
4
23
1
5. Gdnshps of Mentally Retarded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
27
23
97
2
108
9
81
29
      Temp. Appointments
14
1
60
0
11
6
8
2
      Decrees
43
26
109
0
119
14
91
18
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
4
3
19
0
13
7
20
5
6. Gdnshps of Incapacitated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
26
3
46
1
51
3
39
6
      Temp. Appointments
28
2
51
0
25
1
14
2
      Decrees
27
0
23
0
32
2
30
3
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
5
1
14
0
9
1
14
2
      All Rogers Orders Entered
188
145
870
0
400
56
409
146
7. Gdnshps of Minor Entertainer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
      Decrees
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
8. Proxy Guardianships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9. Conservatorships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
9
7
5
0
5
2
3
2
      Disposed
6
2
7
0
5
0
5
1
10. Accounts and Distributions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
1,255
407
956
25
1,761
296
1,334
247
      Decrees
618
167
412
6
585
111
596
132
11. Real Estate Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
119
49
182
7
221
26
140
51
      Decrees
126
45
183
4
227
23
120
63
12. All Other Probate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed (Petitions)
163
30
255
12
312
37
238
38
      Decrees
140
25
200
8
250
30
190
1
PART III:
   Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Complaints
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Paternity Equity
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
0
      Other Equity Complaints
52
18
51
8
61
6
22
16
      Judgments
63
25
4
64
12
44
18
2. Petitions to Partition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
27
5
25
6
21
3
18
6
      Decrees
9
1
6
4
6
1
6
4
PART IV:
Change of Name
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Petitions for Change of Name
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
124
52
160
14
238
39
206
93
      Decrees
121
49
159
9
251
42
190
105
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
97
40
122
13
198
29
181
71
PART V:
Adoption
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Adoption Petitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
76
30
132
7
218
34
115
82
      Decrees
72
33
113
3
217
28
83
75
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
42
8
54
1
87
13
44
16
2. Petitions to Dispense with Parental Consent (c. 210, s. 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
0
4
13
0
6
2
17
1
      Decrees
2
1
28
0
9
0
17
1
3. Care and Protection Petitions (c. 119, s. 23C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
14
3
30
0
9
3
9
0
      Decrees
0
0
7
0
1
0
8
0
 
      Voluntary Placement (c. 119, s. 23C)
      Filed
3
1
9
0
8
0
1
0
      Decrees
3
0
4
0
8
0
1
0
 
      Reviews Held c.210 and c.119
33
15
128
0
70
1
120
1
PART VI:
OUT OF WEDLOCK
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Paternity Complaints
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
341
368
1,872
16
2,210
184
1,998
262
      Judgments
270
344
736
16
1,365
223
2,910
138
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
124
90
919
5
894
81
702
120
2. Complaints for Contempt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
241
231
563
16
997
89
1,130
112
      Heard and Continued
329
17
604
42
512
7
320
37
      Judgments
25
123
27
8
108
78
58
114
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
86
83
479
14
427
66
673
231
3. Complaints for Modification
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
385
231
569
15
1,196
141
2,818
190
      Judgments
165
93
207
7
241
99
1,303
154
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
213
101
256
12
498
37
2,246
238
PART VII:
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Divorce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Original Entries Filed (includes 1A and 1B)
797
469
1,806
49
2,167
330
1,434
426
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Judgments Nisi
762
421
1,664
52
2,081
312
1,313
376
      Findings Under 1A
356
190
630
17
799
140
446
145
      Dismissals
      Dismissals-408
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
334
228
717
15
913
172
767
200
 
Cases with minor children
408
260
989
24
1,115
181
709
208
2. Separate Support/Civil Support
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
46
29
197
1
213
29
168
18
      Judgments
42
22
73
0
99
21
221
19
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
13
9
85
0
96
9
76
7
3. Complaints for Contempt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
593
339
1,059
51
1,735
184
959
263
      Heard and Continued
717
39
758
31
852
22
325
49
      Judgments
125
152
116
21
324
114
59
216
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
207
117
688
20
486
104
526
264
4. Complaints for Modification
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
672
344
1,104
26
1,746
251
1,297
317
      Judgments
354
103
544
13
611
142
629
305
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
220
102
718
10
569
71
569
316
5. Complaint for Protection from Abuse (c. 209A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
409
137
738
5
371
93
967
96
      Permanent Orders
33
0
12
0
18
4
0
10
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
359
129
495
3
263
60
679
79
6. Petitions for Marriage without Delay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
103
11
22
6
28
7
43
27
      Decrees
103
11
22
6
28
7
43
27
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
84
10
12
6
28
7
43
27
7. Petition for Marraige of Minors
      Filed
0
3
8
0
8
1
11
1
      Decrees
0
3
8
0
8
1
11
1
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
0
5
0
8
1
11
1
8. All other Domestic Relations Complaints
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
51
20
81
0
260
24
135
23
      Judgments
28
24
41
0
71
13
93
41
PART VIII:
CROSS-DOCKET MATTERS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Temporary Orders
3,683
3,646
8,466
349
10,100
1,694
6,862
3,072
2. U.I.F.S.A. - c. 209D Filed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Mass. Initiated:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Filed
0
1
2
0
15
1
7
4
        Disposed
0
0
0
0
6
0
2
3
      Mass. Responding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Filed
38
27
100
2
100
21
224
18
        Disposed
4
7
5
0
36
0
38
5
3. Income Assignments Entered Combined Paternity and Domestic Relations
      TAFDC - Immediate
100
196
2,217
0
900
249
2,156
482
      TAFDC -Suspended
6
5
449
1
16
7
69
10
      Non-TAFDC - Immediate
99
335
462
13
1,140
240
327
216
      Non-TAFDC -Suspended
261
130
557
28
1,160
20
311
320

 


 

 
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