Probate and Family Court
Fiscal Year 2006 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 4,671 57 2,468 1,598 1,819 2,609 21,716 Accounts & Other Probate 4,344 49 2,555 1,543 1,991 1,988 21,117 Change of Name 683 10 284 174 364 366 2,856 Guardianship 1,434 12 818 663 1,293 1,295 9,375 Equity 245 5 156 95 146 164 1,315 Total Probate, Equity, and Change of Name 11,377 133 6,281 4,073 5,613 6,422 56,379 Adoption and Child Welfare 288 0 182 145 200 281 1,822 Divorce and  Separate Supportport 4,426 64 1,836 1,790 2,200 3,205 22,155 Paternity 2,553 15 804 1,448 2,957 2,283 19,510 Other Domestic 301 52 90 148 151 368 2,064 All Contempt 3,351 31 2,300 2,269 1,925 3,295 22,143 All Modification 3,147 27 2,137 2,242 2,643 3,949 25,670 Abuse Prevention 210 0 325 697 312 736 4,853 Total Domestic Relations and Child Welfare 14,276 189 7,674 8,739 10,388 14,117 98,217 Percentage 'Probate' 44.3% 41.3% 45.0% 31.8% 35.1% 31.3% 36.5% Percentage 'Domestic' 55.7% 58.7% 55.0% 68.2% 64.9% 68.7% 63.5% Total Cases Filed 25,653 322 13,955 12,812 16,001 20,539 154,596