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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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% |
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| Total
Cases Filed |
26,812 |
314 |
14,235 |
12,904 |
15,942 |
22,497 |
159,595 |
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