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Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Superior Court
Probate and Guardianship Activity (4) - 2008 to 2012
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2008 |
2009 |
% Chg (1) |
2010 |
% Chg (1) |
2011 |
% Chg (1) |
2012 |
% Chg (1) |
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| FILINGS |
| Probate |
17,142 |
16,902 |
-1.4 % |
16,919 |
0.1 % |
17,670 |
4.4 % |
17,766 |
0.5 % |
| Guardianship |
2,481 |
2,507 |
1 % |
2,600 |
3.7 % |
2,549 |
-2 % |
2,559 |
0.4 % |
| Total Filings |
19,623 |
19,409 |
-1.1 % |
19,519 |
0.6 % |
20,219 |
3.6 % |
20,325 |
0.5 % |
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RESOLUTIONS
PROBATE RESOLUTIONS |
| Dismissal by Clerk |
163 |
402 |
146.6 % |
35 |
-91.3 % |
57 |
62.9 % |
276 |
. % |
| Uncontested |
5,140 |
4,875 |
-5.2 % |
4,881 |
0.1 % |
5,295 |
8.5 % |
5,366 |
1.3 % |
| Change of Venue |
17 |
28 |
. % |
12 |
. % |
13 |
. % |
19 |
. % |
| Dismissal |
79 |
51 |
-35.4 % |
65 |
27.5 % |
71 |
9.2 % |
69 |
-2.8 % |
| Closed by Court After Hearing |
214 |
128 |
-40.2 % |
160 |
25 % |
209 |
30.6 % |
153 |
-26.8 % |
| Prsonal Rep/Guardian Appointed |
11,413 |
11,100 |
-2.7 % |
11,372 |
2.5 % |
11,879 |
4.5 % |
11,623 |
-2.2 % |
| Total Probate Resolutions |
17,026 |
16,584 |
-2.6 % |
16,525 |
-0.4 % |
17,524 |
6 % |
17,506 |
-0.1 % |
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| GUARDIANSHIP RESOLUTIONS |
| Dismissal by Clerk |
167 |
53 |
-68.3 % |
9 |
. % |
15 |
. % |
53 |
. % |
| Change of Venue |
30 |
37 |
. % |
49 |
32.4 % |
37 |
-24.5 % |
43 |
16.2 % |
| Dismissal |
218 |
240 |
10.1 % |
265 |
10.4 % |
322 |
21.5 % |
286 |
-11.2 % |
| Closed by Court After Hearing |
477 |
393 |
-17.6 % |
379 |
-3.6 % |
341 |
-10 % |
350 |
2.6 % |
| Uncon./Guardian Appointed |
1,733 |
1,759 |
1.5 % |
1,764 |
0.3 % |
1,649 |
-6.5 % |
1,839 |
11.5 % |
| Total Guardianship Resolutions |
2,625 |
2,482 |
-5.4 % |
2,466 |
-0.6 % |
2,364 |
-4.1 % |
2,571 |
8.8 % |
| Total Resolutions |
19,651 |
19,066 |
-3 % |
18,991 |
-0.4 % |
19,888 |
4.7 % |
20,077 |
1 % |
PROCEEDINGS
PROBATE PROCEEDINGS |
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| Hearing (2) |
8,550 |
6,763 |
-20.9 % |
7,496 |
10.8 % |
8,141 |
8.6 % |
7,443 |
-8.6 % |
| Trial |
25 |
31 |
. % |
29 |
. % |
36 |
. % |
24 |
. % |
| Total Probate Proceedings |
8,575 |
6,794 |
-20.8 % |
7,525 |
10.8 % |
8,177 |
8.7 % |
7,467 |
-8.7 % |
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| GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS |
| Hearing (3) |
8,472 |
8,195 |
-3.3 % |
8,659 |
5.7 % |
8,758 |
1.1 % |
8,684 |
-0.8 % |
| Trial |
33 |
32 |
-3 % |
31 |
-3.1 % |
31 |
0 % |
26 |
. % |
| Review Hearing |
62 |
59 |
-4.8 % |
76 |
28.8 % |
97 |
27.6 % |
99 |
2.1 % |
| Total Guardianship Proceedings |
8,567 |
8,286 |
-3.3 % |
8,766 |
5.8 % |
8,886 |
1.4 % |
8,809 |
-0.9 % |
| Total Proceedings |
17,142 |
15,080 |
-12 % |
16,291 |
8 % |
17,063 |
4.7 % |
16,276 |
-4.6 % |
| Average Proceedings/Resolution |
0.9 |
0.8 |
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0.9 |
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0.9 |
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0.8 |
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(1) Percentages not shown when numbers are less than 30.
(2) Probate hearings include pre-resolution/motion conferences, review hearings, and post-resolution motion hearings.
(3) Guardianship hearings include pre-resolution/motion conferences, and post-resolution motion hearings.
(4) A record-keeping error that counted cases with either “Trust/Estate Dispute Resolution” or “Trust” cause codes as Guardianship cases rather than the correct classification of Probate cases was corrected in 2011. Therefore, case numbers from 2010 and earlier do not match previous annual editions of the Caseload report.
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