Probate and Family Court Department
Fiscal Year 2009 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 4,411 67 2,388 1,560 1,597 2,408 20,738 Accounts & Other Probate 3,665 43 2,108 1,037 1,944 2,562 18,996 Change of Name 722 6 299 176 456 362 3,023 Guardianship 1,342 9 740 662 1,214 1,187 8,998 Equity 198 8 119 73 211 137 1,194 Total Probate, Equity, and Change of Name 10,338 133 5,654 3,508 5,422 6,656 52,949 Adoption and Child Welfare 420 1 187 128 197 257 1,847 Divorce and  Separate Support 4,964 119 2,065 1,954 2,681 3,633 25,675 Paternity 2,942 16 962 1,806 4,232 2,888 23,850 All Contempt 3,536 43 2,368 2,257 1,265 3,401 22,199 All Modification 4,773 42 2,466 2,532 3,285 5,467 33,687 Abuse Prevention 209 0 339 682 247 630 4,318 Total Domestic Relations and Child Welfare 16,844 221 8,387 9,359 11,907 16,276 111,576 Percentage 'Probate' 38.0% 37.6% 40.3% 27.3% 31.3% 29.0% 32.2% Percentage 'Domestic' 62.0% 62.4% 59.7% 72.7% 68.7% 71.0% 67.8% Total Cases Filed 27,182 354 14,041 12,867 17,329 22,932 164,525