Probate and Family Court
Fiscal Year 2004 Statistics

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

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DIVISIONS: MIDD NT NORF PLYM SUFF WORC TOTALS Administration & Probate of Will 4,761 55 2,512 1,634 1,897 2,629 22,444 Accounts & Other Probate 4,348 71 2,463 1,538 1,927 2,004 20,678 Change of Name 655 16 260 171 346 367 2,741 Guardianship 1,376 5 723 683 1,164 1,332 8,868 Equity 198 2 123 102 169 119 1,099 Total Probate, Equity, and Change of Name 11,338 149 6,081 4,128 5,503 6,451 55,830 Adoption and Child Welfare 745 2 218 208 230 339 2,569 Divorce and  Separate Supportport 4,296 53 1,742 1,847 2,291 3,027 21,435 Paternity 2,206 11 550 1,273 3,108 2,042 16,441 Other Domestic 448 57 116 95 319 382 2,850 All Contempt 3,283 38 2,119 2,179 1,975 3,223 21,379 All Modification 2,498 32 2,216 2,134 1,814 3,731 23,727 Abuse Prevention 206 0 309 865 374 985 5,555 Total Domestic Relations and Child Welfare 13,682 193 7,270 8,601 10,111 13,729 93,956 Percentage 'Probate' 45.3% 43.6% 45.5% 32.4% 35.2% 32.0% 37.3% Percentage 'Domestic' 54.7% 56.4% 54.5% 67.6% 64.8% 68.0% 62.7% Total Cases Filed 25,020 342 13,351 12,729 15,614 20,180 149,786