Prothonotary's report

A total of 336 cases were started in February 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, 36; custody complaints, 26; district justice appeals, 3; divorce complaints, 19; complaints in ejectment, 2; license appeal, 1; complaint in partition, 1; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 33; name change petition, 1; protection from abuse petitions, 22; quiet title action,1; replevin complaints, 2; judgments, 187; paternity suit,1; and stipulation/waiver of liens, 1. The office staff also received and processed 103 applications for U.S. passports.Behrens' financial report shows $32,324.47 was generated last month as follows: prothonotary's fees, $27,615.09; interest income $4.38; custody fee; $450; data processing fees, $4,155; PFA surcharge, courts, $50; and PFA surcharge, Sheriff; $50. The prothonotary also remitted $1,200 in Remote Access Fees to the county and $4,778.03 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $79.20 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $1,080.00 was deposited in the Prothonotary's Automation Fund for future use in automating the office.Deeds recordedPenn Forest TownshipMichael Montanez to William R. Alexander Jr., Philadelphia, property at 66 Seeger Path, Albrightsville, $105,000.Anthony Innezeli to Charles J. Pitts, West Chester, Towamensing Trails Lot V-1688, Section E-V, $121,000.John R. Nowack to Douglas G. Insuaste, New York, New York, property at 7 Thomas Lane, Albrightsville, $121,000.Henry M. Sliwka to David A. Peltz, Bristol, Towamensing Trails Lot V-1407, Section E-V, $7,500.Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Mark Edgar, 138 Viewtop Road, Palmerton, property on Parker Trail, Albrightsville, $1,251.Paul M. Makuch to Mauch Chunk Trust Company, 1111 North St., P.O. Box 289, Jim Thorpe, Indian Mountain Lakes Lot 2408, Section KK (also in Monroe County), $1.Michael C. Marabito to Milestone Investment Group LLC, Harleysville, Towamensing Trails Lot 81, Section 1, $4,000.Federal National Mortgage Association to John Dealbertis, 30 E. Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, property at 30 E. Old Stage Road, $99,900.Joseph D. Yannone Jr. to Harold E. Yoder, P.O. Box 523, Albrightsville, property at 70 Bryon Lane, Albrightsville, $229,000.Quicken Loans, Inc., to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Philadelphia, property at 39 Piney Woods Drive, $1.Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, to Romauld Milkowski, Aldan, property at 43 Elliot Lane, Albrightsville, $43,000.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Mountain View Holdings LLC, Zanesville, Ohio, property at 70 Autumn Lane, $1.John P. Dwyer Jr. to Yekaterina Yurievna Smityh, Wescosville, property at 9 Lensing Lane, Albrightsville, $1.Sheriff of Carbon County to Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas, property at 222 Cold Spring Drive, $1.