Prothonotary's report

A total of 415 cases were started in July 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, 31; custody complaints, 11; district justice appeals, 3; declaratory judgment, 1; divorce complaints, 18; complaints in ejectment, 3; license appeals, 5; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 26; name change petitions, 2; protection from abuse petitions, 24; zoning appeal, 1; judgments, 284; miscellaneous case, 1; and stipulations/waivers of liens, 5. The office staff also received and processed 82 applications for U.S. passports.Behrens' financial report shows $33,866.25 was generated last month as follows: prothonotary's fees, $27,850.88; interest income, $0.87; custody fee, $1,100; data processing fees, $4,814.50; PFA Surcharge, courts, $50; PFA surcharge, Sheriff, $50.The prothonotary also remitted $3,432.15 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $60 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $1,220.50 was deposited in the Prothonotary's Automation Fund for future use in automating the office.Deeds recordedPenn Forest TownshipSpringleaf Financial Services of Pennsylvania Inc., to Steven E. Abendschein, P.O. Box 508, Albrightsville, property at 85 Spencer Lane, Albrightsville, $40,000.Dale Henry Van Demark to Linda Brady Chernow, Erial, New Jersey, Lot 1285, Section 6, Mount Pocahontas, $69,500.Robert E. Kovac Jr. to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Des Moines, Iowa, property at 87 White Birch Drive, $1.Yefim Beskin to Robert Streleckis, Cinnaminson, New Jersey, Lot 32, Section VI, Towamensing Township, $117,500.Concetta Mancino to Kenneth F. Spence, Center Valley, Lot 16, Section B, Midway Area, Bear Creek Lakes, $22,000.Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Lisa Woodring, 15 White Oak Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 15 White Oak Drive, $110,900.James J. Coleman to William Downey, Rahway, New Jersey, Lot 499, Section I, Towamensing Trails, $10,866.50.Kristina Miller to Elena Guarriello, 115 Penn Forest Drive, Albrightsville, property at 115 Penn Forest Drive, $142,500.Citimortgage, Inc., to Brian Watkins, Monroeville, property at 27 Mountain View Drive, $18,000.Raymond Petoia Jr. to Raymond Petoia Jr., Asbury, New Jersey, property at 7 Vista Drive, Albrightsville, $51,167.50.Michael J. Petrisko Jr. to John Stanton, P.O. Box 1452, Albrightsville, Lot 1827, Section IV, Towamensing Trails, $140,000.John Van Horn Sr. to John A. Van Horn Sr., 197 Chippewa Trail, Albrightsville, property at 197 Chippewa Trail, $1.Eugenio G. Pereira to Leonid Topper, Morris Plains, New Jersey, Lot V300, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $64,000.Peter J. Delisi to Darwin McElwee, P.O. Box 2209, Albrightsville, Lot V675, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $9,500.Sheriff of Carbon County to JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Columbus, Ohio, property at 6 Greiger Lane, aka 18 Greiger Lane, Albrightsville, $1.Sheriff of Carbon County to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, McLean, Virginia, property at 83 Sunrise Drive, $1.