Prothonotary's report

A total of 426 cases were started in September in the office of Carbon County Prothonotary Joann M. Behrens, according to a monthly statistical report released by the officeholder. A breakdown of the cases is as follows:Assessment appeals, 14; civil actions, 62; custody complaints, 27; district justice appeals, 7; declaratory judgment, 1; divorce complaints, 14; ejectment complaints, 4; license appeals, 3; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 41; protection from abuse petitions, 20; replevin complaint, 1; judgments, 218; miscellaneous, 3; and stipulations/ waivers of liens, 10. The office staff also received and processed 59 applications for U.S. Passports.Behrens' financial report shows $35,759.10 was generated as follows: prothonotary's fees, $29,904.65; interest income, $4.48; custody fees, $450; and data processing fees, $5,399.97.The prothonotary also remitted $4,173.69 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $67.20 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $1,580 was deposited in the Prothonotary's Automation Fund for future use in automating the office.Deeds recordedPenn Forest TownshipNorma M. Murphy to Marianne Moser, Park Ridge, N.J., property at 628 Towamensing Trails Road, Albrightsville, $98,000.Marc R. Montelius to Andrew Krumm, Radford, N.J., Lot 369, Indian Mountain Lakes, $4,760.Michael Simonetti to Towamensing Trails Property Owners Association, P.O. Box 100, Albrightsville, Lot V1767, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $5,304.Darren E. Reinart to Robert L. Squires Jr., Clifton Heights, Pa., property at 21 W. Mud Run Road, Albrightsville, $130,000.Kerry Kempf to Louis Fareri, Folcroft, Pa., Lot V1989, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $157,000.Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Brandi L. Frey, 40 Ridge Circle, Lehighton, property at 40 Ridge Circle, $173,000.Msrk of Excellence Construction, Inc., to Jerry S. Wikiel, Paterson, N.J., Towamensing Trails Lot 2042,Section IV, $137,500.John A. Hope to Daniel J. Luba, Philadelphia, Lot V17, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $210,000.William H. Maier to James Maier, Langhorne, Pa., property at 75 W. Creek Drive, $1.John E. Keebler Sr. to Nancy Lundy, Queens Village, N.Y., property at 1196 Chapman Circle, Albrightsville, $114,000.Fannie Mae to Anita M. Hartman, Hatboro, Pa., property at 21 High Ridge Rd., Albrightsville, $75,000.Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania to Robert C. Paulkowski, Perkasie, Pa., property at 37 Markham Way, Albrightsville, $93,500.Liow Min Leu to John B. Stevens, Mullica Hill, N.J., Lot 1133, Section III, Towamensing Trails, $17,500.Patrick Stephens to Richard S. Ecker, 22 Drakes Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 22 Drakes Drive, $189,000.Cynthia P. Mackay to Cynthia P. Daley, 410 Hatchery Road, Jim Thorpe, property at 410 Hatchery Road, $1.Robert Preston to Catherine Fikentscher, 1 White Birch Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 1 White Birch Drive, $207,500.Daniel J. Mehan to John Porreca, 139 Lindberg Circle, Albrightsville, property at 139 Lindberg Cicrle, $81,872.David W. Traub Revocable Agreement of Trust to Marsha L. Traub Revocable Agreement of Trust, Glen Mills, Pa., Lot 22, Section G, Laurel Hill Area, Bear Creek Lakes, $1.Ann M. Ritzer to Patricia A. Perrier, Turnersville, N.J., Towamensing Trails Lot 381, Section 1, $9,000.