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Probate and Family Court
Fiscal Year 2008 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
4,395
54
2,400
1,524
1,549
2,638
20,977
Accounts & Other Probate
4,026
51
2,249
1,447
2,234
2,133
19,993
Change of Name
789
6
343
188
394
367
3,205
Guardianship
1,407
4
808
649
1,224
1,340
9,323
Equity
225
1
146
71
210
159
1,290
Total Probate, Equity, and Change of Name
10,842
116
5,946
3,879
5,611
6,637
54,788
Adoption and Child Welfare
437
3
174
147
231
266
1,966
Divorce and  Separate Support
4,660
57
1,900
1,845
2,221
3,344
22,913
Paternity
2,566
19
1,063
1,737
3,897
2,722
22,025
Other Domestic
369
51
88
137
171
465
2,282
All Contempt
3,713
37
2,237
2,267
944
3,553
21,413
All Modification
3,986
31
2,473
2,185
2,631
4,869
29,703
Abuse Prevention
239
0
354
707
236
641
4,505
Total Domestic Relations and Child Welfare
15,970
198
8,289
9,025
10,331
15,860
104,807
Percentage 'Probate'
40.4%
36.9%
41.8%
30.1%
35.2%
29.5%
34.3%
Percentage 'Domestic'
59.6%
63.1%
58.2%
69.9%
64.8%
70.5%
65.7%
Total Cases Filed
26,812
314
14,235
12,904
15,942
22,497
159,595

 
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