Probate and Family Court Department
Fiscal Year 2007 Statistics

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

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Annual Report Statistics Fiscal Year Ending 2007 Divisions: BARN BERK BRIS DUKES ESSE FRAN HAMD HAMP Part I:    Total Original Entries All Complaints, Petitions, and Accounts Filed  7,177 4,113 12,914 486 18,319 2,184 17,255 3,446 Part II:    Probate 1.Administrations & Probate of Will       Filed 1,432 734 1,547 139 2,355 274 1,635 529       Decrees 1,439 688 1,581 132 2,428 278 1,658 501       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 168 85 246 24 328 61 255 82 2. Trusteeships       Filed 48 14 28 3 19 4 13 15       Decrees 52 15 28 8 30 3 13 2 3. Gdnshps of Minor       Filed 138 72 504 14 468 74 870 78       Temp. Appointments 203 69 819 11 493 67 396 66       Decrees 160 72 438 11 419 96 727 74       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 112 61 392 7 395 65 792 61 4. Gdnshps of Mentally Ill       Filed 113 74 287 4 246 52 286 63       Temp. Appointments 126 21 272 9 205 52 170 71       Dispositions 136 73 289 4 217 61 248 52       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 6 3 28 1 26 6 23 5 5. Gdnshps of Mentally Retarded       Filed 21 24 86 0 119 6 58 27       Temp. Appointments 8 1 92 0 40 6 8 7       Decrees 28 19 109 0 126 6 60 23       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 7 4 18 0 30 3 19 1 6. Gdnshps of Incapacitated       Filed 19 18 25 0 46 9 39 9       Temp. Appointments 19 8 33 0 42 12 25 10       Decrees 17 10 19 0 33 7 24 8       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 7 4 5 0 13 5 12 1 7. Gdnshps of Minor Entertainer       Filed 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0       Decrees 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8. Proxy Guardianships       Filed 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9. Conservatorships       Filed 7 3 6 1 11 3 12 6       Disposed 6 5 5 1 13 2 8 3 10. Accounts and Distributions       Filed 1,001 341 1,053 76 1,868 259 1,444 334       Decrees 552 140 370 25 604 110 606 149 11. Real Estate Sales       Filed 72 29 116 9 186 16 160 39       Decrees 71 23 93 3 155 16 122 33 12. All Other Probate       Filed (Petitions) 211 50 286 17 339 39 344 45 PART III:    Equity 1. Complaints       Paternity Equity 1 3 0 0 0 0 52 0       Other Equity Complaints 61 13 57 6 90 11 33 16       Judgments 69 14 57 8 132 15 25 24 2. Petitions to Partition       Filed 24 6 18 2 21 2 17 7       Decrees 4 1 14 7 4 0 5 2 PART IV: Change of Name 1. Petitions for Change of Name       Filed 124 79 190 19 308 66 182 102       Decrees 117 71 167 16 280 65 190 98       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 108 58 178 10 261 46 164 96 PART V: Adoption 1. Adoption Petitions       Filed 53 37 98 6 235 27 106 73       Decrees 57 26 112 4 156 30 86 77       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 39 11 40 2 79 10 44 23 2. Petitions to Dispense with Parental Consent (c. 210, s. 3)       Filed 1 1 5 0 22 0 6 1       Decrees 1 0 15 0 8 0 7 0 3. Care and Protection Petitions (c. 119, s. 23C)       Filed 11 0 20 1 29 0 4 0       Decrees 2 0 10 0 4 0 5 0       Voluntary Placement (c. 119, s. 23C)       Filed 3 1 10 0 10 0 2 0       Decrees 3 0 7 0 9 0 1 0 PART VI: NEVER MARRIED PARENTS 1. Paternity Complaints       Filed 447 532 2,052 28 2,696 219 2,834 339       Judgments 476 623 1,738 39 2,382 313 4,085 697       Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se 207 364 1,146 3 967 195 702 297 2. Complaints for Contempt       Filed 277 272 692 12 1,156 89 1,007 150       Judgments 43 285 167 7 407 191 225 148       Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se 119 64 693 7 502 608 132 3. Complaints for Modification       Filed 406 367 775 9 1,286 218 2,980 265       Judgments 212 236 376 5 525 177 1,439 161       Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se 132 77 349 5 507 1,721 231 PART VII: DOMESTIC RELATIONS 1. Divorce       Original Entries Filed (includes 1A and 1B) 828 451 1,878 65 2,434 297 1,685 502              Judgments Nisi 727 455 1,739 69 2,400 292 1,398 489       Findings Under 1A 399 229 765 39 1,100 133 565 227       Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se 423 248 805 23 1,256 157 970 223   Cases with minor children 362 197 1,022 19 1,125 158 814 255 2. Separate Support/Civil Support       Filed 40 65 141 1 316 14 186 26       Judgments 41 39 175 0 240 22 192 40       Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se 18 35 68 1 78 12 52 21   3. Complaints for Contempt       Filed 660 314 1,133 42 1,787 165 900 282       Judgments 151 180 343 20 684 138 211 247       Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se 236 72 736 20 496 260 218   4. Complaints for Modification       Filed 655 394 1,181 26 1,579 221 1,301 424       Judgments 396 272 775 18 901 199 675 283       Number of filings where Plaintiff was pro se 187 87 768 14 672 440 327   5. Complaint for Protection from Abuse (c. 209A)       Filed - Plaintiff was pro se 376 105 575 2 349 80 856 76   6. Petitions for Marriage without Delay       Filed 98 23 52 1 44 2 34 19       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 75 8 22 0 32 2 33 19   7. Petition for Marraige of Minors       Filed 1 3 6 0 20 0 20 0       Number of filings where Petitioner was pro se 1 2 3 0 17 0 19 0   8. All other Domestic Relations Complaints       Filed 47 87 93 3 278 36 184 19       Judgments 21 41 84 0 139 21 147 29