Prothonotary's report

A total of 283 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:Civil actions, 34; custody complaints, 18; district justice appeals, 8; divorce complaints, 11; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 17; protection from abuse petitions, 37; zoning appeal, 1; judgments,143; miscellaneous, 7; and stipulations/waivers of liens, 7. The office staff also received and processed 52 applications for U.S. Passports.Behrens' financial report shows $27,647.96 in revenue was generated last month as follows: prothonotary's fees, $22,498.49; interest income, $10.57; custody fees, $450; and data processing fees, $4,688.90.The prothonotary also remitted $2,639.93 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $78 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $1,205 was deposited in the Prothonotary's Automation Fund for future use in automating the office.Revenue from deedsCarbon County Recorder of Deeds Emmett P. McCall reported his office recorded 151 deeds, 201 mortgages and 655 other writs during the month of September.As a result of those transactions, McCall turned over to the Carbon County General Fund the sum of $31,637.12. A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $27,205; data processing fees, $1,765.01; notaries, $40; commission on transfers and writs, $1,785.61; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $841.50.McCall remitted $503.50 in state writ taxes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, while Carbon County municipalities and school districts shared realty transfer tax disbursements totaling $88,463.68, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.McCall deposited $3,030 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $2,020 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $22,254.50 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program.Also, $4,768.50 was collected last month for the Affordable Housing Program in Carbon County.In all, funds collected in the Recorder's office last month amounted to $241,140.98.Deeds recordedPenn Forest TownshipSheriff of Carbon County to Deutsche Bank National trust Company, pasadena, Calif., property at 149 Susquehanna Drive, $1.Sheriff of Carbon County to Federal National Mortgage Association, Philadelphia, property at 823 Stony Mountain Road, Albrightsville, $1.Robert H. Marshall to William Jay Reese Jr., Glenolden, Pa., Lot 109, Section III, Indian Mountain Lakes, $102,000.GMAC Mortgage, LLC, to Donald T. Giles, Willingboro, N.J., property at 77 Blackberry Lane, $135,500.Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., to Lori A. Wall, Effort, property at 17 N. Shore Dr., Albrightsville, $89,000.Green Tree Servicing to Fannie Mae, Dallas, Tex., property at 72 Chesapeake Trail, a/k/a 1256 Chesapeake, Albrightsville, $1.Prudence N. Liguori to Thomas E. Weisse, Kings Park, N.Y., Lot 68B, Hickory Run Forest, $5,000.Gordon P. Hoover to Mikhail Levin, Richmond Hill, N.Y., property at 46 Parker Trail, Albrightsville, $129,900.