Carbon County Court news
Prothonotary's report
A total of 527 cases were started in June 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, 1; civil actions, 31; custody complaints, 23; complaints to modify custody, 11; district justice appeals, 6; divorce complaints, 17; complaints in ejectment, 7; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 31; name change petition, 1; protection from abuse petitions, 22; PFSVI (sexual violent individual), 1; complaint in replevin, 1; judgments, 342; miscellaneous cases, 3; stipulations/waivers of liens, 3; and writs of executions, 27. The office also processed 172 applications fort U.S. passports and provided assistance in the processing of 30 passport renewal applications.
Behrens' financial report for May shows $42,676.34 last month was generated as follows:
Prothonotary's fees, $35,276.23; interest income, $2.34; custody fees, $650; data processing fees, $6,657.77; PFA surcharge, courts, $30; PFA surcharge, Sheriff, $60; and remote access fees, $600.
The prothonotary also remitted $4,502.43 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Revenue, representing state fees collected locally, and $64 to the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts, this being surcharges on new custody cases in accordance with Act 119 of 1996. Another $1,925.50 was deposited in the Prothonotary's Automation Fund for future use in automating the office.
Deeds recorded
Penn Forest Township
Joseph G. Montanaro to David Joseph Montanaro, Mantua, New Jersey, property at 56 Bear Creek Lake Drive, $1.
John F. Chambers to Deborah L. Bradley, Unionville, Towamensing Trails Lot 114, Section VI, $1.
827 TT Repo Trust to Brent R. Overholser, Trappe, Lot 827, Section II, Towamensing Trails, $7,000.
Federal National Mortgage Association to Jason Jefremow, Langhorne, property at 88 Saginaw Drive, $44,000.
Witold Wraga to Witold Wraga, Brooklyn, New York, two transactions, Lot 1046, Section 3, Mount Pocahontas, and property at 648 Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, $1 each.
Carol A. Huggett to Gordon T. Marks, 11 White Oak Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 11 White Oak Drive, $156,000.
LPP Mortgage LTD, to Gene Wharton, Hereford, property at 186 Brittany Drive, Albrightsville, $90,000.
Karen K. Fusco to Agnieszka, 303 Brittany Drive, Albrightsville, Lot 137, Section A, Indian Mountain Lakes, $42,500.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Fannie Mae, Dallas, Texas, property at 840 Stoney Mountain Road, Albrightsville, $1.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Mauch Chunk Trust Company, 1111 North St., Jim Thorpe, property at 7 Danner Road, $1.
Kathleen M. Sushko to Rolston Elmon Christopher, 111 Patten Circle, Albrightsville, property at 111 Patten Circle, $275,000.
Todd A. Heckman to Geralyn M. Russomanno Sipos, Fleetwood, property at 9 Deer Trail Drive, $33,755.
New Tripoli Bank to Randall C. Williams, 1000 Walnut Drive, Walnutport, lots 19, 20, 22A, 23A, 24A, 25, 26, 27 and 28, Stoney Creek Acres South, $45,000.
George T. Firrantello to Michael C. Duffy, 48 Lindbergh Circle, P.O. Box 874, Albrightsville, property at 48 Lindbergh Circle, $138,000.
1042 MP Repo Trust to Henry Ortiz, 99 Narragansett Trail, Albrightsville, Mount Pocahontas Lot 1042, Section 3, $5,200.
