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Prothonotary’s report

A total of case 544 were started in July 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, 22; custody complaints, 16; complaints to modify custody, 20; district justice appeals, 8; divorce complaints, 18; complaints in ejectment, 2; eminent domain/petition for viewers, 1; license appeals, 3; mortgage foreclosure complaints, 16; complaint in partition, 1; protection from abuse petitions, 32; protection from sexually violent individual petition, 1; quiet title actions, 2; court appointments, 2; judgments, 356; miscellaneous cases, 2; stipulations/waivers of liens, 8; and writs of executions, 34. The office staff also processed 95 applications for U.S. Passports and provided assistance to the public with 45 Passport renewal applications.

Behrens’ financial report for July shows $46,857.03 was generated as follows: prothonotary’s fees, $34,231.60; interest income, $6.68; custody/divorce fees, $2,400; PFA Surcharge, Sheriff; $50; PFA Surcharge, Courts, $50; data processing fees, $7,305; stenographer fees, $1,313.75; and remote access fees, $1,500.

The prothonotary also remitted $4,604.05 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 $2,245 was deposited in the Prothonotary’s Automation Fund for future use in automating the office.

Deeds recorded

Franklin Township

Marion J. Reid to Rodney W. Lobach, 75 Mill Run Drive, Lehighton, property at 75 Mill Run Drive, $300,000.

Dennis E. Blocker to JDY Properties LLC, 725 State Road, Lehighton, 4.613 acres and 2.242 acres on State Road, $824,320.

Kidder Township

Barb Di LLC, to Dilani Pompeus, Staten Island, New York, property at 94 Holiday Drive, Albrightsville, $35,000.

Lynwood W. Jope to Natalya G. Castelli, Brooklyn, New York, Unit B-159, Midlake on Big Boulder, $147,000.

Stacy Jennings to Arthur C. Lender, Glenolden, property at 26 Big Pine Drive, Albrightsville, $71,482.

Split Rock Country Club Inc., to Krisktere LLC, P.O. Box 276, Lake Harmony, Lot 1, Split Rock Country Club, $380,000.

Titan Consulting Group LLC, to Charles L. Cutshall, Wayne, property at 45 Tobyhanna Road, Lake Harmony, $179,500.

Penn Forest Township

Tahir Mohammad to Imran Qaiser Mubarak, Brooklyn, New York, Lot 2505, Section Mountain View, Mount Pocahontas, $6,500.

Sean Cirii to David M. McHale, Dunmore, property at 78 Masters Trail, Albrightsville, $179,900.

Mildred A. Baker to Steven DiMauro, 141 Dogwood Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 141 Dogwood Drive, $150,000.

Stephen Yaroli to James G. Belinsky, Hollywood, Pennsylvania, property at 82 Masters Trail, Albrightsville, $170,200.

Mary F. McGuire Trust to Patricia A. Slater, Lansdale, Lot 10, Section F, Indian Trail Area, Bear Creek Lakes, $135,000.

Richard Michael Gelbman to Frank Marotto, 153 Seneca Road, Albrightsville, property at 153 Seneca Road, $93,000.

Bank of America N.A., to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, property at 79 Delaware Drive, $10.

Kevin Arthur Waldron to Laura L. Waldron, Haddon Township, New Jersey, property at 164 Buck Hill Road, Albrightsville, $1.

Andrew W. Montelius to Jay W. Lane, 36 Chapman Circle, Albrightsville, property at 36 Chapman Circle, $209,900.

Jason Jefremow to Brett Cohen, 48 Delaware Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 48 Delaware Drive, $145,000.

2015 Repository Trust to Eileen Lange, 20 E. Cherokee Trail, Albrightsville, Lot 2448, Section Mountain View, Mount Pocahontas, $4,900.

Bank of America N.A., to Damian Lapinski, 97 Autumn Lane, Jim Thorpe, property at 97 Autumn Lane, $57,750.

Joyce V. Deane to Diana Colon, Levittown, property at 62 Lindbergh Circle, Albrightsville, $109,000.

Derek A. Metzger to Derek A. Metzger, 36 Talbot Lane, Albrightsville, property at 36 Talbot Lane, $1.