A total of 3,805 cases were started in 2014 in the office of Carbon County Prothonotary Joann M. Behrens, according to an annual statistical report released by the officeholder. A breakdown of the 2014 cases is as follows:

Assessment appeals, 17; civil actions, 362; custody complaints, 200; district justice appeals, 49; declaratory judgments, 4; divorce complains, 200; complaints in ejectment, 36; eminent domain/declaration of taking, 2; eminent domain/petition for board of viewers, 1; license appeals, 27; mandamus action, 1; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 339; name change petitions, 15; complaints in partition, 2; protection from abuse petitions, 332; quiet title actions, 21; replevin complaints, 6; tax sales, 10; zoning appeals, 2; auditor/financial reports, 5; court appointments, 11; court rules; 2, judgments, 2,092; miscellaneous cases, 33; paternity complaints, 2; stipulations/waivers of liens, 31; and writs of executions, 3. The office also received and processed 965 applications for U.S. Passports.Behrens' financial report shows $381,947 was generated last year as follows:Prothonotary's fees, $315,279; PFA Surcharge, courts, $489; PFA Surcharge Sheriff, $565; custody fees, $8,200; data processing charges, $57,369; and interest income, $43.The report points out departmental operational expenses for the last year amounted to $279,227, meaning the prothonotary's office generated a profit of $102,719 for the county in 2014.The prothonotary also remitted $46,146.05 to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $756 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $14,772.09 was deposited in the Prothonotary's Automation Fund for future use in automating the office. Remote Access Fee collected for Internet use of cases amounted to $11,600 for November and December 2014.