Probate and Family Court Department
Fiscal Year 2012 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 4,798 51 2,519 1,717 1,508 2,789 22,094 Accounts & Other Probate 2,093 25 1,704 885 1,211 1,112 12,263 Change of Name 782 10 299 190 459 404 3,238 Guardianship 1,793 8 772 953 1,377 1,835 11,760 Equity 135 3 110 64 142 112 976 Total Probate, Equity, and Change of Name 9,601 97 5,404 3,809 4,697 6,252 50,331 Adoption and Child Welfare 329 4 116 90 154 186 1,438 Divorce and  Separate Support 5,433 138 2,139 2,154 2,951 3,945 27,072 Paternity 2,446 11 799 1,582 3,122 3,163 20,164 All Contempt 3,284 38 1,945 1,881 1,606 3,072 19,964 All Modification 4,522 39 2,116 2,208 3,479 5,313 31,697 Abuse Prevention 136   275 594 233 453 3,997 Total Domestic Relations and Child Welfare 16,150 230 7,390 8,509 11,545 16,132 104,332 Percentage 'Probate' 37.3% 29.7% 42.2% 30.9% 28.9% 27.9% 32.5% Percentage 'Domestic' 62.7% 70.3% 57.8% 69.1% 71.1% 72.1% 67.5% Total Cases Filed 25,751 327 12,794 12,318 16,242 22,384 154,663