Prothonotary’s reports

A total of 418 cases were started in September in the office of Carbon County Prothonotary Kayla M. Semmel, according to a monthly statistical report released by the officeholder.

A breakdown of the new cases is as follows: civil actions, 34; custody complaints, 11; district justice appeal, 1; divorce complaints, 11; judgments, 288; license appeal, 1; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 10; protection from abuse petitions, 33; miscellaneous cases, 7; name change petition, 1; stipulations/waivers of liens, 8; complaints in partition, 4; complaints in ejectment, 3; and mental health cases, 15.

The office staff processed 28 applications for U.S. Passports and rendered assistance to customers with 12 passport renewal applications. A total of 28 photos for passports were taken.

Semmel reported the following income was received in September: prothonotary’s fees, $24,955.35; custody/divorce fees, $5,475; and data processing fees, $5,695.12; total, $36,125.47.

The prothonotary remitted $800 to the county in remote access fees; $2,201.16 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, in fees collected on new cases; $1,690.88 to the Automation Fund in fees collected for the future automating of the office; and $23.80 to the state in sales taxes collected for passport photos.

Semmel reported a total of 450 cases were started in October in the office.

A breakdown of those new cases is as follows: civil actions, 24; custody complaints, 10; district justice appeals, 6; divorce complaints, 22; judgments, 331; license appeals, 2; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 12; protection from abuse petitions, 24; quiet title action, 1; miscellaneous cases, 3; name change petition, 1; stipulations/waivers of liens, 7; complaint in replevin, 1; mental health cases, 5; and declaratory judgment, 1.

The office staff processed 22 applications for U.S. Passports and rendered assistance to customers with 10 passport renewal applications. A total of 35 photos for passports were taken.

Semmel reported the following income was received in October: prothonotary’s fees, $25,831.41; custody/divorce fees, $850; and data processing fees, $5,138.23; total, $33,031.64.

The prothonotary remitted $1,175 to the county in remote access fees; $2,464.19 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, in fees collected on new cases; $1,175 to the Automation Fund in fees collected for the future automating of the office; and $29.75 to the state in sales taxes collected for passport photos.