Probate and Family Court
Fiscal Year 2005 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 4,682 70 2,525 1,683 2,050 2,656 22,316 Accounts & Other Probate 4,791 43 2,608 1,524 1,674 2,025 21,743 Change of Name 628 7 228 171 366 339 2,705 Guardianship 1,494 3 862 665 1,282 1,305 9,194 Equity 207 2 119 99 180 133 1,188 Total Probate, Equity, and Change of Name 11,802 125 6,342 4,142 5,552 6,458 57,146 Adoption and Child Welfare 300 6 229 172 211 341 2,100 Divorce and  Separate Supportport 4,131 47 1,754 1767 2,180 2,997 21,216 Paternity 2,224 5 671 1,317 3,030 2,384 17,494 Other Domestic 293 64 109 103 166 275 1,930 All Contempt 3,188 36 2,128 2,112 1,908 3,102 21,077 All Modification 2,714 31 2,141 2,055 2,239 3,553 23,926 Abuse Prevention 183 0 281 773 326 882 5,323 Total Domestic Relations and Child Welfare 13,033 189 7,313 8,299 10,060 13,534 93,066 Percentage 'Probate' 47.5% 39.8% 46.4% 33.3% 35.6% 32.3% 38.0% Percentage 'Domestic' 52.5% 60.2% 53.6% 66.7% 64.4% 67.7% 62.0% Total Cases Filed 24,835 314 13,655 12,441 15,612 19,992 15,0212