A total of 241 cases were started in January 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, 30; custody complaints, 20; complaints to modify custody, 11; district justice appeal, 1; divorce complaints, 19; license appeals, 2; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 27; complaint in partition, 1; protection from abuse petitions, 22; quiet title action, 1; auditor/financial reports, 2; court appointments, 7; judgments, 62; and writs of executions, 36. The office also processed 115 passport applications.
