Dearborn County, Indiana Court Filings Intelligence
Live court-record analysis of property-related filings (foreclosure, probate, divorce, partition, guardianship). Data sourced direct from Dearborn County court dockets. Updated 2026-06-20. See methodology.
At a glance
83 verified property-related court filings tracked across 12 months (Jan 2024 to Jun 2026).
6 typical monthly filing volume.
0% of filings involve owners whose mailing address differs from the property address (0 of 83 filings).
$n/a median estimated property value across the 0 filings with property-enrichment data (0% coverage).
2.8% Indiana unemployment rate (BLS, as of 2026-04). Filings should be read against the local-economy backdrop.
Filing type breakdown
| Filing type | Filings | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divorce | 37 | 44.6% | |
| Probate | 19 | 22.9% | |
| Pre-Foreclosure | 15 | 18.1% | |
| Guardianship | 12 | 14.5% |
Each row is a distinct case verified for current owner-of-record before inclusion.
Monthly filing activity
| Month | Filings | vs prior | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 30 | ||
| Feb 2024 | 1 | -29 | |
| Mar 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Apr 2024 | 6 | +5 | |
| May 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Jun 2024 | 2 | -4 | |
| Jul 2024 | 3 | +1 | |
| Dec 2025 | 1 | -2 | |
| Jan 2026 | 3 | +2 | |
| Apr 2026 | 7 | +4 | |
| May 2026 | 6 | -1 | |
| Jun 2026 | 17 | +11 |
Each row reflects new filings entering the dataset that month, after ownership verification. Most recent month may be partial.
Geographic concentration by ZIP
Top 1 ZIPs in Dearborn County account for 4.8% of all tracked filings, showing where distressed real estate activity clusters.
| ZIP | City | Filings | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47025 | Greendale | 4 | 4.8% |
Based on filings with a parseable property address (5% of Dearborn County filings).
Property value distribution
| Estimated value | Filings | Share |
|---|
Source: third-party property enrichment (0% coverage on Dearborn County filings). Median $n/a; mean $n/a.
Day-of-week filing pattern
| Day | Filings | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 3 | 3.6% | |
| Mon | 8 | 9.6% | |
| Tue | 18 | 21.7% | |
| Wed | 18 | 21.7% | |
| Thu | 18 | 21.7% | |
| Fri | 17 | 20.5% | |
| Sat | 1 | 1.2% |
Filings show some weekend activity, suggesting after-hours electronic filing. Computed for 83 filings with a parseable date.
Filing velocity by case type
How each distress category is trending — are foreclosures accelerating while divorces cool, or vice versa? This breakdown is only possible with direct court-record data.
| Case type | Total | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divorce | 37 | 44.6% | -- |
| Probate | 19 | 22.9% | -- |
| Pre-Foreclosure | 15 | 18.1% | -- |
| Guardianship | 12 | 14.5% | -- |
Trend = recent 2-3 month volume vs prior 2-3 months (current partial month excluded). Positive = accelerating; negative = cooling.
Seasonal filing patterns
Court filings peak in Jan and are lowest in Feb. Filing volume is relatively steady year-round.
| Month | Avg filings | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.5 | 100% |
| Feb | 1 | 6% |
| Mar | 1 | 6% |
| Apr | 6.5 | 39% |
| May | 6 | 36% |
| Jun | 2 | 12% |
| Jul | 3 | 18% |
| Dec | 1 | 6% |
Average filings per calendar month across all observed years. Relative column shows each month as a percentage of the peak month (Jan).
Non-resident owner analysis
Most filings (100%) involve owner-occupied properties. The relatively low absentee rate suggests distress is primarily hitting homeowners, not institutional investors.
| Case type | Total filings | Non-resident % |
|---|---|---|
| Divorce | 37 | 0.0% |
| Probate | 19 | 0.0% |
| Pre-Foreclosure | 15 | 0.0% |
| Guardianship | 12 | 0.0% |
Non-resident = owner's mailing address differs from the property address. Could indicate out-of-state landlords, inherited estates, second homes, or in-transition properties.
Distress composition and shifts
Divorce, Pre-Foreclosure share is rising. Probate, Guardianship share is declining. Low diversity — distress is dominated by one or two case types, suggesting a concentrated driver.
| Case type | Recent share | Earlier share | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divorce | 53.8% | 43.4% | +10.4pp (rising) |
| Pre-Foreclosure | 30.8% | 15.1% | +15.7pp (rising) |
| Probate | 15.4% | 24.5% | -9.1pp (falling) |
| Guardianship | 0.0% | 17.0% | -17.0pp (falling) |
Distress diversity score: 1.42 (Shannon entropy; higher = more diverse distress sources). "Recent" = last 2 complete months; "Earlier" = all prior months.
Market Absorption & Turnover Analysis
83 court filings tracked with 0 resolved (0.0% absorption rate). The court system is accumulating cases faster than they resolve, creating a growing backlog of 83 active cases.
| Month | New Filings | Resolved | Net | Inflow | Absorption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 0.0% | |
| Feb 2024 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.0% | |
| Mar 2024 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.0% | |
| Apr 2024 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 0.0% | |
| May 2024 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 0.0% | |
| Jun 2024 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0.0% | |
| Jul 2024 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0.0% | |
| Dec 2025 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.0% | |
| Jan 2026 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0.0% | |
| Apr 2026 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 0.0% | |
| May 2026 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 0.0% | |
| Jun 2026 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 0.0% |
Resolution by Case Type
| Case Type | Filed | Resolved | Absorption | Avg Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divorce | 37 | 0 | 0.0% | n/a |
| Probate | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | n/a |
| Pre-Foreclosure | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | n/a |
| Guardianship | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | n/a |
Absorption rate measures the percentage of filed cases that have reached a terminal resolution (judgment, dismissal, settlement, or sale). A low absorption rate indicates a growing backlog of active cases in the court system. Resolution timing based on 0 resolved cases out of 83 total filings.
Why these filings are invisible on most public foreclosure sites
The largest public foreclosure-aggregator interfaces surface only post-auction bank-owned properties in Indiana. Pre-foreclosure court filings are not visible to their non-paying users. Keystone tracks the court filing the day it hits the docket, weeks or months before any property reaches the auction stage those aggregators surface.
Methodology and full audit: Court-vs-aggregator coverage gap report.
Methodology and data sources
- Court filings are collected directly from Dearborn County court records, which are public information.
- Every filing in this dataset has been verified for current owner-of-record. Entity-owned filings (LLCs, trusts, banks) and properties where the named party is not the current owner are excluded.
- Property value figures come from third-party enrichment (0% coverage on this dataset).
- Individual case data, defendant names, and property addresses are not published. Reports show aggregated statistics only.
- The methodology page at /reports/methodology documents data sources, sample sizes, and known limitations in detail.
- This report was generated 2026-06-20 from the live database. Numbers reflect the dataset at that moment.
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Cite: Keystone Court Data, "Dearborn County Indiana Court Filings Intelligence," 2026-06-20, https://keystonecourtdata.com/reports/dearborn-in-court-filings-intelligence · Download data (CSV)