Carbon County Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court Jean A. Papay has released a statistical report of activity in the office for the first four months of 2025. It is as follows:

January

Cases: estates, 25; inheritance tax return/Pa. inheritance tax information notice and taxpayer response, 7; adoptions, 6; and miscellaneous, 1. Total cases, 39.

Revenue: interest, $1.13; agent commission, $1,897.29; Pa. state tax/Trust Fund, $287; guardian tracking, $330; data processing, $645; JCP fees, $1,247.75; automation fees, $250; and other county fees, $11,107.38. Total revenue: $15,765.55.

February

Cases: estates, 32; inheritance tax return/Pa. inheritance tax information notice and taxpayer response, 14; termination of parents rights, 1; and incapacitation, 1. Total cases: 48.

Revenue: interest, $1.01; agent commission, $21,493.24; Pa. state tax/Trust Fund, $205; guardianship tracking, $390; data processing, $735; JCP fees, $1,690.50; automation fees, $270; and other county fees, $13,641.06. Total revenue: $38,425.81.

March

Cases: estates, 30; inheritance tax return/Pa. inheritance tax information notice and taxpayer response, 15; terminations of parental rights, 2; adoptions, 2; incapacitation, 1; and miscellaneous, 1. Total cases: 51.

Revenue: interest, $1.26; agent commission, $4,093.38; Pa. state tax/Trust Fund, $307.50; guardianship tracking, $435; data processing, $757.50; JCP fees, $1,569.75; automation fees, $290; and other county fees, $12,880.52. Total revenue: $20,334.91.

April

Cases: estates, 23; inheritance tax return/Pa. inheritance tax information notice and taxpayer response, 11; terminations of parental rights, 2; adoption, 1; incapacitations, 2; affidavits of death, 2; and miscellaneous, 3. Total cases: 44.

Revenue: interest, $1.49; agent commission, $2,633.56; Pa. state tax/Trust Fund, $533; guardianship tracking, $225; data processing, $735; JCP fees, $1,328.25; automation fees, $310; and other county fees, $15,847.66. Total revenue: $21,613.96.