Republican Elected Official
Stephanie Fattman
Registrar of Probate
Profile
Stephanie K. Fattman was elected as Register of Probate in 2014, making her the first woman elected to the position in Worcester County. Register Fattman launched a campaign against a 12 year incumbent and campaigned on a message of efficient customer service, accountability and strong management in government to the court system.
Register Fattman is a Cum Laude graduate of Boston University and a graduate of Suffolk University Law School. She is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, and is a current member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and Worcester County Bar Association.
Customer Service
- Returned more than $2 million in escrow money to over 300 families across the county in a court purge that had not been conduced since 1992.
- Reduced filing time of court documents to less than 24 hours.
- Built the Worcester Adoption Program through a state wide innovation grant to gift over 150 adoptees each year with special memorabilia including Build-a-bears and age appropriate books and games to remind them of their adoption day in court.
- Launched the Fattman Family Forum to present estate materials and court resources to groups in the community.
- Launched the Northern County Guardianship Clinic to provide guardianship resources to Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and Parents of incapacitated adults.
Strong Management in Government
- Raised the standards of hiring to promote based on merit and hard work.
- Restructured and reorganized office staff to work with fewer employees and using staff in smarter, more efficient ways to save taxpayer money.
Technology
- The first Register to implement e-filing of cases.
- Digital computer access to all cases in the Registry, eliminating the need for litigants to wait for or review their paper file.