Carbon County Court news
Prothonotary's report
A total of cases 282 were started in March 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, 34; custody complaints, 37; complaints to modify custody, 18; district justice appeals, 4; divorce complaints, 23; complaints in ejectment, 2; license appeal, 1; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 25; name change petitions, 3; protection from abuse petitions, 30; judgments, 62; stipulations/ waivers of liens, 6; and writs of executions, 37. The office also processed 183 passport applications and provided assistance to the public in passport renewal 42 times.
Behrens' financial report for March shows $33,606.42 was generated as follows:
Prothonotary's fees, $29,057.55; interest income $0.87; custody fee; $700; data processing fees, $3,748.00; PFA surcharge, courts, $50; PFA surcharge, Sheriff; $50; and remote access fees, $1800.
The prothonotary also remitted $5,398.30 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $128 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $905 was deposited in the Prothonotary's Automation Fund for future use in automating the office.
Deeds recorded
Penn Forest Township
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, property at 801 A Mountain Road, $10.
Kristin J. Zammito to Kristin Moll, 61 Panther Run Road, Jim Thorpe, property at 62 Panther Run Road, $1.
Notre Thomas to Tiffani Webb, Brooklyn, New York, Towamensing Trails Lot 808, Section II, $1.
Phyllis L. Goldberg to Andy Arroyo Jr., 60 Penn Forest Drive, Albrightsville, property at 60 Penn Forest Drive, $109,900.
Adam C. McFarland to SJSC Properties LLC, Monroe Township, New Jersey, Lot 4, James J. Knappenberger Subdivision, $55,000.
Sheriff of Carbon County to LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Coral Gables, Florida, property at 49 White Pine Road, $1.
Sheila M. Strickland to Matthew G. Strickland, Lansdale, Lot 200, North Lake Area, Bear Creek Lakes, $1.
Robert A. Fanaro to Melvin Soto, 63 Pocohontas Lane, Albrightsville, property at 63 Pocohontas Lane, $93,900.
Barbara A. Muller to Jennifer A. Kunkle, 1480 Towamensing Road, Lehighton, property at 1480 Towamensing Road, $141,000.
Random Properties Association Corporation III to Albelli Entities LLC, Stroudsburg, property at 51 Longfellow Circle, Albrightsville, $35,000.
Bank of New York Mellon to Vincent J. Miceli, 143 Patten Circle, Albrightsville, property at 143 Patten Circle, $84,000.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas, property at 225 Wolf Drive, $1.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Fort Mill, South Carolina, two transactions, properties at 10 Pine St. and 209 Patten Circle, Albrightsville, $1 each.
First Atlantic Properties LLC, to RBSB Property Asset MGM LLC, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, property at 122 Hunter Lane, Albrightsville, $500.
