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Probate and Family Court Department
Fiscal Year 2006 Statistics




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

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Annual Report Statistics Fiscal Year Ending 2006
Divisions:

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

All Complaints, Petitions, and Accounts Filed 
7,347
4,010
13,134
466
18,118
2,240
16,865
3,134
Part II:
   Probate
1.Administrations & Probate of Will
                
      Filed
 1,439 665 1,553 132 2,229 319 1,627 530
      Decrees
1,455
651
1,457
123
2,225
305
1,554
519
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
187
91
301
20
322
50
256
83

2. Trusteeships

                
      Filed
31
9
29
10
40
3
12
10
      Decrees
38
11
29
6
37
4
12
20
3. Gdnshps of Minor          
      Filed
176
74
525
7
488
65
857
79
      Temp. Appointments
183
57
709
3
467
72
358
70
      Decrees
163
74
373
8
415
91
740
63
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
155
60
399
4
401
56
778
56
4. Gdnshps of Mentally Ill
      Filed
121
80
279
5
248
50
290
52
      Temp. Appointments
115
12
334
3
180
43
142
37
      Dispositions
111
57
288
7
231
42
241
47
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
6
1
21
1
26
4
20
3
5. Gdnshps of Mentally Retarded
      Filed
24
17
99
0
90
10
48
24

Temp. Appointments
14
2
61
0
19
2
1
3
      Decrees
46
15
100
0
95
14
84
25
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
6
0
23
0
22
1
14
3
6. Gdnshps of Incapacitated
      Filed
26
7
24
0
41
3
36
8
      Temp. Appointments
23
2
31
0
35
4
15
5
      Decrees
20
10
24
0
24
2
30
9
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
3
0
3
0
8
1
11
2
7. Gdnshps of Minor Entertainer
      Filed
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
      Decrees
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8. Proxy Guardianships
      Filed
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9. Conservatorships
      Filed
7
5
7
1
12
2
9
7
      Disposed
6
9
7
1
12
1
10
2
10. Accounts and Distributions
      Filed
1,109
390
1,111
50
1,913
251
1,359
334
      Decrees
674
186
354
16
539
104
561
149
11. Real Estate Sales
      Filed
84
51
159
9
200
19
141
44
      Decrees
78
35
134
5
188
17
100
36
12. All Other Probate
      Filed (Petitions)
188
33
262
24
366
38
293
25
PART III:
   Equity
1. Complaints
      Paternity Equity
5
0
3
0
1
1
60
0
      Other Equity Complaints
56
12
72
8
90
18
23
23
      Judgments
59
17
47
7
55
13
16
25
2. Petitions to Partition
      Filed
43
12
19
8
28
8
14
0
      Decrees
14
0
7
1
8
0
3
2
PART IV:
Change of Name
1. Petitions for Change of Name
      Filed
103
64
148
13
318
59
192
78
      Decrees
90
56
123
13
284
45
177
73
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
94
54
127
10
275
40
169
70
PART V:
Adoption
1. Adoption Petitions
      Filed
75
41
132
2
179
35
96
53
      Decrees
75
46
105
3
149
35
85
48
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
45
16
53
0
70
16
46
14
2. Petitions to Dispense with Parental Consent (c. 210, s. 3)
      Filed
1
0
15
0
7
0
6
1
      Decrees
3
0
12
0
10
1
4
1
3. Care and Protection Petitions (c. 119, s. 23C)
      Filed
11
2
23
0
16
1
8
2
      Decrees
3
1
8
0
0
0
4
0
      Voluntary Placement (c. 119, s. 23C)
      Filed
2
1
9
0
7
0
0
1
      Decrees
2
0
2
0
6
0
0
0
 
PART VI:
NEVER MARRIED PARENTS
1. Paternity Complaints
      Filed
429
474
2,294
23
2,754
192
3,041
243
      Judgments
394
459
1,227
15
1,970
371
3,878
597
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
111
254
1,294
2
887
172
739
203
2. Complaints for Contempt
      Filed
275
268
642
6
1,268
115
974
123
      Judgments
28
201
118
4
350
139
121
134
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
n/a
54
546
4
532
n/a
569
81
3. Complaints for Modification
      Filed
468
347
680
6
1,209
186
2,675
248
      Judgments
191
213
318
5
383
146
1,187
139
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
n/a
72
306
4
467
n/a
1,685
150
PART VII:
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
1. Divorce
      Original Entries Filed (includes 1A and 1B)
774
523
1,829
79
2,266
325
1,604
448
      
      Judgments Nisi
753
495
1,687
80
2,180
320
1,536
467
      Findings Under 1A
378
223
699
44
946
152
581
187
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
365
253
773
29
1,054
175
882
189
 
Cases with minor children
326
226
975
25
1,127
134
773
224
2. Separate Support/Civil Support
      Filed
47
38
165
1
295
13
199
28
      Judgments
36
34
133
2
161
25
224
37
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
16
12
84
0
83
9
59
27
                 
3. Complaints for Contempt
      Filed
608
335
1,158
53
1,842
182
837
286
      Judgments
148
218
290
23
842
198
565
239
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
                 
4. Complaints for Modification
      Filed
682
405
1,153
24
1,587
228
1,268
359
      Judgments
426
236
677
23
842
198
565
239
      Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se
n/a
59
749
15
733
n/a
437
210
                 
5. Complaint for Protection from Abuse (c. 209A)
      Filed - Plaintiff was pro se
410
107
581
1
321
80
983
90
                 
6. Petitions for Marriage without Delay
      Filed
81
13
60
3
47
5
27
10
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
69
5
22
3
45
3
26
10
                 
7. Petition for Marraige of Minors
      Filed
7
0
4
0
17
1
14
1
      Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se
5
0
2
0
15
0
13
1
                 
8. All other Domestic Relations Complaints