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Probate and Family Court
Fiscal Year 2007 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
4,679
48
2,469
1,613
1,654
2,428
21,536
Accounts & Other Probate
3,995
45
2,127
1,427
2,013
2,190
20,324
Change of Name
746
10
363
157
427
353
3,126
Guardianship
1,370
6
844
704
1,311
1,298
9,393
Equity
212
5
134
93
152
132
1,168
Total Probate, Equity, and Change of Name
11,002
114
5,937
3,994
5,557
6,401
55,547
Adoption and Child Welfare
414
2
203
126
204
281
1,992
Divorce and  Separate Supportport
4,637
50
1,818
1,881
2,347
3,216
22,878
Paternity
2,653
17
737
1,435
3,472
2,686
20,147
Other Domestic
305
48
92
140
152
484
2,291
All Contempt
3,908
32
2,306
2,337
1,568
3,498
22,587
All Modification
3,552
27
2,295
2,332
2,333
4,549
27,175
Abuse Prevention
201
0
309
761
259
615
4,564
Total Domestic Relations and Child Welfare
15,670
176
7,760
9,012
10,335
15,329
101,634
Percentage 'Probate'
41.2%
39.3%
43.3%
30.7%
35.0%
29.5%
35.3%
Percentage 'Domestic'
58.8%
60.7%
56.7%
69.3%
65.0%
70.5%
64.7%
Total Cases Filed
26,672
290
13,697
13,006
15,892
21,730
157,181


 
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