Probate and Family Court
Fiscal Year 2007 Statistics

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

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DIVISIONS: BARN BERK BRIS DK ESSEX FRAN HAMD HAMP Administration & Probate of Will 1,432 734 1,547 139 2,355 274 1,635 529 Accounts & Other Probate 1,339 437 1,489 106 2,423 321 1,973 439 Change of Name 124 79 190 19 308 66 182 102 Guardianship 293 189 902 18 881 142 1,258 177 Equity 86 22 75 8 111 13 102 23 Total Probate, Equity, and Change of Name 3,274 1,461 4,203 290 6,078 816 5,150 1,270 Adoption and Child Welfare 68 39 133 7 296 27 118 74 Divorce and  Separate Supportport 868 516 2,019 66 2,750 311 1,871 528 Paternity 447 532 2,052 28 2,696 219 2,834 339 Other Domestic 146 113 151 4 342 38 238 38 All Contempt 937 586 1,825 54 2,943 254 1,907 432 All Modification 1,061 761 1,956 35 2,865 439 4,281 689 Abuse Prevention 376 105 575 2 349 80 856 76 Total Domestic Relations and Child Welfare 3,903 2,652 8,711 196 12,241 1,368 12,105 2,176 Percentage 'Probate' 45.6% 35.5% 32.5% 59.7% 33.2% 37.4% 29.8% 36.9% Percentage 'Domestic' 54.4% 64.5% 67.5% 40.3% 66.8% 62.6% 70.2% 63.1% Total Cases Filed 7,177 4,113 12,914 486 18,319 2,184 17,255 3,446