Prothonotary’s report

A total of 829 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 cases is as follows:

Civil actions, 39; custody complaints, 28; complaints to modify custody, 11; district justice appeals, 9; declaratory judgment, 1; divorce complaints, 11; complaints in ejectment, 4; eminent domain/declaration of taking, 1; license appeals, 4; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 13; complaint in partition, 1; name change petitions, 2; protection from abuse petitions, 32; protection from sexually violent individual petitions, 2; tax sale, 1; zoning appeal, 1; judgments, 633; miscellaneous cases, 4; paternity suit, 1; stipulations/waivers of liens, 9; and writs of executions, 22. The office also processed 53 passport applications and assisted the public with 41 passport renewal applications.

Behrens’ financial report for September shows $48,162.10 was generated as follows: prothonotary’s fees, $36,777.73; interest income, $5.85; custody/divorce fee, $2,080; PFA Surcharge, Sheriff; $25; PFA Surcharge, Courts, $25; data processing fees, $8,887.02; stenographer fees, $361.50; and remote access fees, $1,800.

The prothonotary also remitted $4,270.80 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $34 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $2,875 was deposited in the Prothonotary’s Automation Fund for future use in automating the office.

Deeds recorded

Penn Forest Township

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Motus Movies LLC, Allentown, property at 229 Unionville Road, $50,880.

Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Kaitlynn Tischler, 133 Pawnee Trail, Albrightsville, property on Pawnee Trail, Lot 2538, Mountain View Section, Mount Pocahontas, $659.

Zendra D. Bianco to Nicole Eisenstark, 106 N. Shore Drive, Albrightsville, property at 106 N. Shore Drive, $93,000.

Frank Manto to Angelina Mangino, P.O. Box 2074, Albrightsville, Lot V1628, Section E-V, Towamensing Trails, $146,500.

Walter W. Houck to Scott Switalski, Philadelphia, Lot 1282, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $2,500.

Charles H. Rutter to Tanya Hoherchak, 22 Bear Lane, Jim Thorpe, property at 22 Bear Lane, $110,000.

Joseph l. Lepak to Joann Chernis, Philadelphia, two transactions, Lot 261, Section B, Pleasant Valley West, $177,568.50, and Lot 262, Section VB, Pleasant Valley West, $16,060.50.

Rose Technical LLC, to Carissa Lucky, Decatur, Georgia, Loy 872, Section 3, Narragansett Trail, Mount Pocahontas, $3,301.47.

Patricia Westbrock to Raffaele R. Wood, Bath, Lot 361, Section 5, Penn Forest Streams, $1.

Margaret Paul to Gbolahan Taiwo, 15 Minisink Trail, Albrightsville, Lot 2323, Section Mountain View, Mount Pocahontas, $1,500.

Damian A. Petkosh to Christian Lehmann, Cinnaminson, New Jersey, Lot 2, Petkosh Subdivision, $65,000.

Michael C. Legoff to Jamie K. Langer, P.O. Box 1261, Albrightsville, property at 140 Keats Lane, Albrightsville, $190,000.

Fa Min Liu to Michael T. Perrin, 140 Patten Circle, Albrightsville, property at 140 Patten Circle, $270,000

Larry Bulanda to Lighthouse Baptist Church of Lehighton, 1349 Green St., Lehighton, property on Sunrise Drive, $5,289.

Janusz Matkaniec to Dale C. Cush, P.O. Box 782, Albrightsville, Lot V 1289, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $115,000.