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Probate and Family
Court Department
Fiscal Year 2005 Statistics
Counties of Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester
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| Annual
Report Statistics Fiscal Year Ending 2005 |
Divisions: |
MIDD |
NANT |
NORF |
PLYM |
SUFF |
WORC |
ALL
COUNTIES |
Part
I:
Total
Original Entries
All
Complaints, Petitions, and Accounts Filed |
24,835 |
314 |
13,655 |
12,441 |
15,612 |
19,992 |
150,212 |
Part
II:
Probate
1.Administrations & Probate of Will |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
4,682 |
70 |
2,525 |
1,683 |
2,050 |
2,656 |
22,316 |
Decrees |
4,472 |
51 |
2,458 |
1,707 |
1,641 |
2,618 |
20,771 |
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
541 |
2 |
418 |
221 |
273 |
294 |
2,813 |
2.
Trusteeships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
339 |
10 |
215 |
23 |
24 |
38 |
818 |
Decrees |
266 |
11 |
52 |
35 |
13 |
35 |
601 |
| 3.
Gdnshps of Minor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
481 |
1 |
299 |
327 |
658 |
643 |
4,440 |
Temp.
Appointments |
358 |
2 |
200 |
485 |
623 |
583 |
3,905 |
Decrees |
264 |
2 |
216 |
237 |
361 |
407 |
2,938 |
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
343 |
0 |
245 |
238 |
432 |
467 |
3,427 |
4.
Gdnshps of Mentally Ill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
648 |
2 |
354 |
204 |
428 |
433 |
3,051 |
Temp.
Appointments |
290 |
2 |
134 |
140 |
171 |
147 |
1,664 |
Dispositions |
433 |
2 |
257 |
178 |
318 |
265 |
2,355 |
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
24 |
1 |
31 |
19 |
26 |
14 |
189 |
5.
Gdnshps of Mentally Retarded |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
264 |
0 |
156 |
92 |
96 |
129 |
1,123 |
Temp.
Appointments |
15 |
0 |
15 |
32 |
28 |
19 |
248 |
Decrees |
230 |
0 |
145 |
114 |
73 |
154 |
1,094 |
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
28 |
0 |
16 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
127 |
6.
Gdnshps of Incapacitated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
101 |
0 |
53 |
40 |
83 |
94 |
545 |
Temp.
Appointments |
45 |
0 |
23 |
28 |
58 |
40 |
348 |
Decrees |
58 |
0 |
28 |
22 |
33 |
67 |
328 |
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
18 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
92 |
7.
Gdnshps of Minor Entertainer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
23 |
Decrees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| 8.
Proxy Guardianships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
9.
Conservatorships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
27 |
0 |
14 |
9 |
12 |
2 |
117 |
Disposed |
26 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
102 |
10.
Accounts and Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
3,322 |
28 |
1,703 |
1,035 |
1,129 |
1,306 |
15,312 |
Decrees |
1,546 |
16 |
885 |
459 |
422 |
566 |
6,409 |
11.
Real Estate Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
426 |
3 |
234 |
144 |
144 |
234 |
1,942 |
Decrees |
370 |
1 |
180 |
116 |
104 |
214 |
1,660 |
12.
All Other Probate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed
(Petitions) |
677 |
2 |
439 |
313 |
365 |
445 |
3,554 |
Decrees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PART
III:
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Complaints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paternity
Equity |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
70 |
Other
Equity Complaints |
163 |
2 |
98 |
69 |
159 |
102 |
866 |
Judgments |
129 |
5 |
107 |
37 |
97 |
66 |
684 |
2.
Petitions to Partition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
40 |
0 |
21 |
26 |
19 |
29 |
252 |
Decrees |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
21 |
74 |
PART
IV:
Change of Name |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Petitions for Change of Name |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
626 |
7 |
228 |
171 |
366 |
339 |
2,705 |
Decrees |
657 |
6 |
243 |
156 |
313 |
305 |
2,592 |
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
551 |
6 |
200 |
149 |
256 |
248 |
2,262 |
PART
V:
Adoption |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Adoption Petitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
257 |
1 |
217 |
154 |
132 |
271 |
1,751 |
Decrees |
504 |
1 |
189 |
151 |
109 |
254 |
1,843 |
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
85 |
0 |
82 |
60 |
31 |
100 |
646 |
2.
Petitions to Dispense with Parental Consent (c. 210,
s. 3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
23 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
10 |
93 |
Decrees |
45 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
14 |
114 |
3.
Care and Protection Petitions (c. 119, s. 23C) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
14 |
5 |
6 |
13 |
54 |
60 |
216 |
Decrees |
1 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
39 |
90 |
| Voluntary
Placement (c. 119, s. 23C) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
6 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
40 |
| Decrees |
8 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
35 |
| |
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|
|
|
|
|
PART
VI:
OUT OF WEDLOCK |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
Paternity Complaints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
2,224 |
5 |
671 |
1,317 |
3,030 |
2,384 |
17,494 |
Judgments |
1,544 |
8 |
609 |
905 |
1,927 |
1,767 |
13,876 |
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
249 |
0 |
313 |
528 |
1,006 |
590 |
5,756 |
2.
Complaints for Contempt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
1,003 |
9 |
620 |
762 |
1,064 |
1,143 |
8,046 |
Judgments |
356 |
6 |
498 |
237 |
225 |
601 |
2,677 |
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
413 |
4 |
504 |
545 |
745 |
892 |
5,103 |
3.
Complaints for Modification |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
829 |
5 |
736 |
820 |
1,444 |
1,657 |
11,043 |
Judgments |
409 |
4 |
312 |
283 |
550 |
763 |
4,831 |
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
358 |
2 |
588 |
554 |
1,010 |
1,342 |
7,251 |
PART
VII:
DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
Divorce |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Original
Entries Filed (includes 1A and 1B) |
3,927 |
47 |
1,653 |
1,586 |
2,004 |
2,740 |
19,524 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Judgments
Nisi
|
3,587 |
40 |
1,543 |
1,491 |
1,760 |
2,470 |
17,978 |
Findings
Under 1A |
1,628 |
28 |
696 |
529 |
561 |
1,101 |
7.597 |
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
1,866 |
22 |
747 |
722 |
943 |
858 |
8,647 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cases with minor children |
2,019 |
14 |
893 |
853 |
730 |
1,505 |
9,908 |
2.
Separate Support/Civil Support |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
204 |
0 |
101 |
181 |
176 |
257 |
1,692 |
Judgments |
88 |
0 |
61 |
62 |
83 |
179 |
1.001 |
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
54 |
0 |
52 |
84 |
43 |
62 |
571 |
3.
Complaints for Contempt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
2,185 |
27 |
1,508 |
1,350 |
844 |
1,959 |
13,031 |
Judgments |
762 |
10 |
837 |
513 |
196 |
880 |
4,530 |
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
560 |
8 |
935 |
618 |
590 |
1,019 |
5,889 |
4.
Complaints for Modification |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
1,885 |
26 |
1,405 |
1,235 |
795 |
1,896 |
12,883 |
Judgments |
1,075 |
16 |
756 |
673 |
289 |
996 |
6,496 |
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
521 |
11 |
871 |
720 |
556 |
1,251 |
6,536 |
5.
Complaint for Protection from Abuse (c. 209A) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
183 |
0 |
281 |
773 |
326 |
882 |
5,323 |
Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
150 |
0 |
267 |
653 |
300 |
800 |
4,279 |
6.
Petitions for Marriage without Delay |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
66 |
57 |
31 |
40 |
70 |
91 |
576 |
Decrees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
63 |
57 |
28 |
35 |
9 |
9 |
376 |
| 7. Petition for Marraige
of Minors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
19 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
5 |
85 |
Decrees |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
17 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
1 |
75 |
8.
All other Domestic Relations Complaints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
208 |
7 |
76 |
59 |
75 |
179 |
1,296 |
Judgments |
88 |
1 |
50 |
33 |
51 |
80 |
712 |
PART
VIII:
CROSS-DOCKET MATTERS |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Temporary Orders |
19,000 |
500 |
10,859 |
8,077 |
10,000 |
12,259 |
101,325 |
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