Prothonotary's report

A total of 344 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, 30; custody complaints, 17; district justice appeals, 4; divorce complaints, 20; complaints in ejectment, 2, license appeal, 1; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 31; name change petitions, 2; protection from abuse petitions, 28; quiet title action, 1; replevin complaint, 1; court appointment, 1; judgments, 198; miscellaneous cases, 3; and stipulation/waiver of liens, 5. The office staff also received and processed 53 applications for U.S. Passports.Behrens' financial report shows $30,240.54 was generated as follows: prothonotary's fees, $24,496.21; interest income $8.76; custody fees; $650; data processing fees, $5,075.57; and PFA surcharge, Sheriff; $10.The prothonotary also remitted $4,214.32 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $42 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $1,319.50 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 209 deeds, 201 mortgages and 375 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 $28,819.02. A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $22,710; data processing fees, $2,329.50; notaries, $50; commission on transfers and writs, $2,748.82; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $980.70.McCall remitted $392 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 $136,776.41, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.McCall deposited $2,343 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $1,562 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $25,027.50 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program.Also, $5,557.30 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 $337,253.64.Deeds recordedPenn Forest TownshipKathleen Quigley to Scott D. Gehman, Red Hill, property at 4 Foothill Road, Albrightsville, $88,000.LNV Corporation to Rafal Caban, Glendale, New York, Lot 283, Section I, Towamensing Trails, $47,000.Irene H. McCarthy to Jay W. Blumenthal, Abington, Lot 114, Section Mountain View, Bear Creek Lakes, $154,000.William F. Roth Jr. to Richard C. Buckman, Sicklerville, New Jersey, property at 34 Cherokee Lane, $239,000.Robert W. Hensley to George A. Lenko, Newfield, New Jersey, property at 137 Cummings Lane, Albrightsville, $133,250.Mervin L. Mayes to David Wert, Plymouth Meeting, property at 10 Weiland Circle, Albrightsville, $105,000.Sheriff of Carbon County to Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas, property at 17 Whitman Lane, Albrightsville, $1.Kenneth G. Albright to Joseph J. Kowalski, P.O. Box 489, Albrightsville, Towamensing Trails Lot 146, Section VI, $18,500.