Carbon County Court news
Prothonotary’s report
A total of 305 cases were started in November 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:
Assessment appeals, 4; civil actions, 34; custody complaints, 19; complaints to modify custody, 15; district justice appeals, 5; divorce complaints, 16; complaints in ejectment, 4; license appeals, 2; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 18; name change petition, 1; protection from abuse petitions, 30; protection from sexually violent individual petitions, 2; tax sale, 1; auditor/financial report, 1; court appointments, 2; judgments, 69; miscellaneous cases, 2; stipulations/waivers of liens, 4; and writs of executions, 31. The office also processed 65 passport applications and provided assistance to 15 individuals with passport renewal applications.
Behrens’ financial report for November shows $32,657.50 was generated as follows: prothonotary’s fees, $26,939.54; interest income, $7.75; custody/divorce fee; $1,100; PFA Surcharge Sheriff, $25; PFA Surcharge Courts, $25; data processing fees, $3,743.46; stenographer fees, $816.75; and remote access fees, $6,800.
The prothonotary also remitted $4,336.71 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $57.60 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $995 was deposited in the Prothonotary’s Automation Fund for future use in automating the office.
Deeds recorded
Penn Forest Township
Giovanni Giampa to Michael Terkanian, Chalfont, property at 83 Lindbergh Circle, Albrightsville, $125,000.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Bank of New York Mellon, Greenville, South Carolina, property at 115 Shawnee Trail, Albrightsville, $1.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Bank of America N.A., Anaheim, Carolina, property at 76 Sekani Trail, Albrightsville, $1.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Deutsche Bank Trust Company of Americas, Miamisburg, Ohio, property at 95 Wargo Road, fka 4 Wargo Road, $1.
Andre Zeleniuk to Thomas Winkelspecht, 7 Burns Court, P.O. Box 1798, Albrightsville, Towamensing Trails Lot 1280, Section III, $1.
Gary A. Marti to Gary A. Marti, Huntingdon Valley, property at 71 Kipling Lane, Albrightsville, $1.
Sheriff of Carbon County to U.S. Bank N.A., West Palm Beach, Florida, property at 34 Mansi Drive, Albrightsville, $1.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, McLean, Virginia, property at 126 Buck Hill Road, Albrightsville, $1.
Vincent A. Massa Sr. to William D. Branan, Philadelphia, property at 45 Valley View Circle, $135,000.
Dennis Zungolo to Scott Wuttke, 22 Pine Tree Road, Albrightsville, property at 22 Pine Tree Road, $125,000.
Dolores M. Cotterall to Michael Bono, 49 Ash Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 49 Ash Drive, $162,000.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Bank of America N.A., Simi Valley, California, property at 855 Stony Mountain Road, Albrightsville, $1.
Patricia A. Burke to Rital LLC, 458 Interchange Road, Kresgeville, two transactions, property on Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, $227,325, and Mount Pocahontas Lot 2715, Section IV, $5,175.
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., to Yuliya Churikova, Staten Island, New York, property at 122 Buck Hill Road, Albrightsville, $12,800.
Catherine P. Duer to Robert A. Carbone, Levittown, New York, property at 60 Sekani Trail, Albrightsville, $80,000.
Edward J. McGuire to Travis Theodore Fatzinger, Ambler, Deerview Lot 1433, Section II, $20,000.
Marie V. Vantassel to Henry R. Stephan, P.O. Box 643, Brodheadsville, property at 271 Petrarch Trail, Albrightsville, $110,000.
Federal National Mortgage Association to Christy M. Solowej, 196 Smith Road, Jim Thorpe, property at 196 Smith Road, $215,600.
