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Probate and Family Court Department
Fiscal Year 2004 Statistics





Counties of Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester

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Annual Report Statistics Fiscal Year Ending 2004
Divisions:
MIDD
NANT
NORF
PLYM
SUFF
WORC
ALL
COUNTIES
Part I:
   Total Original Entries

All Complaints, Petitions, and Accounts Filed 
25,020
342
13,351
12,729
15,614
20,180
149,786
Part II:
   Probate
1.Administrations & Probate of Will
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
4,761
55
2,512
1,634
1,897
2,629
22,444
      Decrees
3,307
35
1,732
1,118
1,078
1,661
15,238
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
574
3
406
255
435
304
3,164
2. Trusteeships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
126
7
88
42
15
36
447
      Decrees
100
7
47
44
8
25
357
3. Gdnshps of Minor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
503
4
274
374
601
707
4,554
      Temp. Appointments
352
5
203
543
533
580
3,915
      Decrees
282
3
173
226
342
384
2,891
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
333
2
222
302
498
588
3,644
4. Gdnshps of Mentally Ill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
520
1
267
176
346
346
2,592
      Temp. Appointments
232
0
130
114
165
127
1,522
      Dispositions
336
0
223
146
290
278
2,168
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
23
0
18
24
35
21
188
5. Gdnshps of Mentally Retarded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
279
0
130
87
104
165
1,141
      Temp. Appointments
19
0
14
32
33
29
229
      Decrees
259
0
148
80
67
152
1,126
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
12
0
12
13
5
11
124
6. Gdnshps of Incapacitated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
72
0
52
46
97
101
543
      Temp. Appointments
36
0
22
36
47
44
308
      Decrees
35
0
36
24
43
34
289
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
6
0
8
10
24
11
105
      All Rogers Orders Entered
1,134
5
968
485
1,500
468
6,774
7. Gdnshps of Minor Entertainer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
1
0
0
0
8
4
17
      Decrees
1
0
0
0
7
0
11
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
0
0
0
0
3
3
10
8. Proxy Guardianships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
1
0
0
0
8
9
21
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
9. Conservatorships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
29
0
17
12
10
5
106
      Disposed
20
0
17
11
11
8
93
10. Accounts and Distributions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
3,148
59
1,840
1,051
1,422
1,357
15,158
      Decrees
1,622
10
906
422
928
654
7,169
11. Real Estate Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
499
3
259
166
202
300
2,224
      Decrees
481
1
252
169
146
233
2,073
12. All Other Probate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed (Petitions)
546
2
259
267
278
306
2,743
      Decrees
400
1
200
200
220
225
2,090
PART III:
   Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Complaints
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Paternity Equity
4
0
1
2
1
2
51
      Other Equity Complaints
150
2
108
65
136
88
783
      Judgments
75
3
86
51
59
58
562
2. Petitions to Partition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
44
0
14
35
32
29
265
      Decrees
5
0
2
8
9
18
79
PART IV:
Change of Name
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Petitions for Change of Name
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
655
16
260
171
346
367
2,741
      Decrees
711
16
245
172
329
321
2,720
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
552
12
236
142
296
263
2,252
PART V:
Adoption
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Adoption Petitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
658
2
199
181
149
257
2,140
      Decrees
603
1
204
136
131
216
1,915
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
121
1
67
64
32
100
650
2. Petitions to Dispense with Parental Consent (c. 210, s. 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
59
0
1
9
12
14
138
      Decrees
43
0
0
3
16
14
134
3. Care and Protection Petitions (c. 119, s. 23C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
28
0
16
16
57
68
253
      Decrees
0
0
3
20
28
67
 
      Voluntary Placement (c. 119, s. 23C)
      Filed
0
0
2
2
12
0
38
      Decrees
0
0
2
1
8
0
27
 
      Reviews Held c.210 and c.119
75
4
21
45
200
150
863
PART VI:
OUT OF WEDLOCK
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Paternity Complaints
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
2,206
11
550
1,273
3,108
2,042
16,441
      Judgments
1,040
4
507
641
1,677
1,521
11,392
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
300
6
315
583
1,118
601
5,858
2. Complaints for Contempt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
837
2
613
716
1,101
1,226
7,874
      Heard and Continued
730
0
300
683
663
500
4,744
      Judgments
220
2
500
173
265
557
2,258
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
300
2
515
607
670
878
5,031
3. Complaints for Modification
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
625
5
809
820
1,178
1,756
10,738
      Judgments
208
0
275
293
414
758
4,217
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
300
3
679
559
883
1,405
7,430
PART VII:
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Divorce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Original Entries Filed (includes 1A and 1B)
4,065
52
1,642
1,697
2,058
2,772
19,764
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Judgments Nisi
3,250
31
1,494
1,533
1,721
2,460
17,470
      Findings Under 1A
22
455
605
453
1,055
5,313
      Dismissals
0
      Dismissals-408
0
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
1,826
21
744
813
1,048
848
8,646
 
Cases with minor children
1,979
22
843
950
803
1,537
10,028
2. Separate Support/Civil Support
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
231
1
100
150
233
255
1,671
      Judgments
77
2
52
44
72
133
877
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
76
0
47
79
64
147
708
3. Complaints for Contempt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
2,446
36
1,506
1,463
874
1,997
13,505
      Heard and Continued
1,571
0
600
1,111
551
500
7,126
      Judgments
638
13
779
456
161
875
4,049
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
700
9
873
634
655
959
6,242
4. Complaints for Modification
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
1,873
27
1,407
1,314
636
1,975
12,989
      Judgments
767
14
606
577
292
1,025
5,982
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
700
5
816
720
445
1,165
6,426
5. Complaint for Protection from Abuse (c. 209A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
206
0
309
865
374
985
5,555
      Permanent Orders
1
0
20
18
36
11
163
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
106
0
286
567
124
900
4,050
6. Petitions for Marriage without Delay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
112
54
13
25
111
60
622
      Decrees
100
54
13
25
111
59
609
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
103
54
9
20
99
55
557
7. Petition for Marraige of Minors
      Filed
10
1
5
3
11
8
70
      Decrees
10
1
5
3
11
8
70
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
10
1
5
3
10
8
63
8. All other Domestic Relations Complaints
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Filed
194
0
72
47
53
157
1,117
      Judgments
78
4
51
20
34
63
561
PART VIII:
CROSS-DOCKET MATTERS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Temporary Orders
19,302
245
10,486
7,707
10,000
12,045
97,657
2. U.I.F.S.A. - c. 209D Filed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Mass. Initiated:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Filed
26
0
2
14
8
37
117
        Disposed
10
0
0
1
5
18
45
      Mass. Responding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Filed
106
2
24
6
136
120
924
        Disposed
20
0
1
3
43
38
200
3. Income Assignments Entered Combined Paternity and Domestic Relations
      TAFDC - Immediate
679
0
115
267
1,500
700
9,561
      TAFDC -Suspended
26
0
1
2
40
0
632
      Non-TAFDC - Immediate
2,252
13
705
1,084
2,400
477
9,763
      Non-TAFDC -Suspended
799
1
8
1,119
200
0
4,914

 


 

 
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