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Family matters

Updated 16 June 2011
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Period Dissolution of marriage - Petition filed Dissolution of marriage - Decrees nisi Dissolution of marriage - Decrees absolute Nullity of marriage - Petition filed Nullity of marriage - Decrees nisi Nullity of marriage - Decrees absolute Judicial separation - Petition filed Judicial separation - Decrees granted Disposal of ancillary relief applications - Uncontested Disposal of ancillary relief applications - Initially contested, subsequently consented Disposal of ancillary relief applications - Contested Disposal of ancillary relief applications - Total Disposal of contested or initially contested ancillary relief cases - In respect of child(ren) Disposal of contested or initially contested ancillary relief cases - Not in respect of child(ren) Disposal of contested or initially contested ancillary relief cases - Total Domestic Violence applications made - Non-molestation Domestic Violence applications made - Occupation Domestic Violence applications made -Total Domestic Violence orders made - Non-molestation Domestic Violence orders made - Occupation Domestic Violence orders made -Total Forced Marriage Protection Orders - Applications made Forced Marriage Protection Orders - Orders made Number of children involved in Public Law applications made in FPCs Number of children involved in Public Law applications made in county courts Number of children involved in Public Law applications made in the High Court Number of children involved in Public Law applications made in the all tiers of court Number of children involved in Private Law applications made in FPCs Number of children involved in Private Law applications made in county courts Number of children involved in Private Law applications made in the High Court Number of children involved in Private Law applications made in the all tiers of court Disposal of care and supervision applications - number disposed within 30 weeks (all courts) Disposal of care and supervision applications - percentage disposed within 30 weeks (all courts) Disposal of care and supervision applications - number disposed within 50 weeks (all courts) Disposal of care and supervision applications - percentage disposed within 50 weeks (all courts) Disposal of care and supervision applications - number disposed within 80 weeks (all courts) Disposal of care and supervision applications - percentage disposed within 80 weeks (all courts) Disposal of care and supervision applications - total number disposed (all courts) Disposal of care and supervision applications - average case duration (weeks) (all courts) Disposal of care and supervision applications - number disposed within 30 weeks (CC and HC only) Disposal of care and supervision applications - percentage disposed within 30 weeks (CC and HC only) Disposal of care and supervision applications - number disposed within 50 weeks (CC and HC only) Disposal of care and supervision applications - percentage disposed within 50 weeks (CC and HC only) Disposal of care and supervision applications - number disposed within 80 weeks (CC and HC only) Disposal of care and supervision applications - percentage disposed within 80 weeks (CC and HC only) Disposal of care and supervision applications - total number disposed (CC and HC only) Disposal of care and supervision applications - average case duration (weeks) (CC and HC only) Disposal of care and supervision applications - number disposed within 30 weeks (FPCs only) Disposal of care and supervision applications - percentage disposed within 30 weeks (FPCs only)
2002 177224 170980 147462 443 216 186 1001 560 - - - - - - - 19131 11924 31055 24999 11763 36762 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2003 172356 156445 153738 456 201 192 817 434 - - - - - - - 18695 11601 30296 25428 10835 36263 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2004 166009 155107 153275 480 298 244 740 379 - - - - - - - 17574 10239 27813 23723 9168 32891 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2005 150422 141096 142080 425 257 251 691 357 - - - - - - - 17332 10042 27374 22851 8885 31736 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2006 147235 135169 132749 389 238 244 605 320 83463 22271 6221 111955 14308 14184 28492 16885 9384 26269 22020 7979 29999 - - 13660 6500 360 20510 16410 93920 1180 111510 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2007 136187 132987 128953 336 189 193 499 304 77356 21668 6732 105756 13903 14497 28400 15871 8351 24222 19820 6945 26765 - - 13640 5630 380 19650 19190 94650 1000 114840 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2008 128837 120868 122661 331 214 200 421 214 67042 17976 5541 90559 11596 11921 23517 17141 7738 24879 19367 5099 24466 - - 14200 5180 380 19760 18040 101440 1020 120500 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2009 132148 119260 115174 291 197 198 362 198 58311 16839 4733 79883 11011 10561 21572 18903 7124 26027 20662 4203 24865 96 101 19760 5770 290 25810 27670 108670 1150 137480 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2010 133499 125345 121265 298 166 156 300 171 59849 18174 4267 82290 12300 10141 22441 17843 6106 23949 20444 3643 24087 116 149 19950 5890 370 26200 25080 100470 670 126220 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2011 129298 122220 119610 345 226 206 227 155 56626 19071 4904 80601 13905 10070 23975 15573 5098 20671 18163 3044 21207 123 157 22459 6655 378 29492 19437 89346 873 109656 3024 17% 8580 50% 14447 83% 17331 55 1432 14% 4256 42% 7941 78% 10118 60 1592 22%
2008 Q1 32896 31254 32047 69 55 51 111 54 17141 4833 1446 23420 3052 3227 6279 3993 1878 5871 4463 1261 5724 - - 3920 1330 100 5350 4920 23670 190 28790 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2008 Q2 33456 29702 30964 81 52 46 108 49 17698 4687 1544 23929 2981 3250 6231 4303 1942 6245 4887 1315 6202 - - 2710 1320 90 4120 4250 25900 240 30390 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2008 Q3 32513 31739 30650 101 58 51 107 57 16763 4456 1376 22595 2919 2913 5832 4592 2086 6678 5223 1331 6554 - - 3320 1310 80 4720 4160 27370 290 31820 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2008 Q4 29972 28173 29000 80 49 52 95 54 15440 4000 1175 20615 2644 2531 5175 4253 1832 6085 4794 1192 5986 5 7 4260 1220 100 5570 4700 24500 300 29500 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2009 Q1 32636 28284 28652 81 47 48 87 55 14443 4142 1246 19831 2788 2600 5388 4636 1924 6560 4941 1118 6059 16 25 4780 1390 70 6230 6680 25990 300 32970 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2009 Q2 32560 28011 27393 73 45 54 104 41 14079 3739 1106 18924 2562 2283 4845 4710 1837 6547 5055 1120 6175 19 22 5070 1530 60 6660 6990 27250 260 34500 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2009 Q3 34476 32558 29214 70 54 50 82 47 15028 4423 1235 20686 2744 2914 5658 5161 1897 7058 5597 1054 6651 30 18 4860 1360 90 6300 6970 28590 350 35910 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2009 Q4 32476 30407 29915 67 51 46 89 55 14761 4535 1146 20442 2917 2764 5681 4396 1466 5862 5069 911 5980 31 36 5050 1490 70 6610 7020 26840 240 34110 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2010 Q1 34589 31108 30403 64 41 46 74 39 14327 4854 1053 20234 3136 2771 5907 4564 1562 6126 5125 916 6041 25 23 4890 1490 90 6460 6540 26050 160 32750 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2010 Q2 33414 29962 29854 82 30 33 77 44 15241 4328 1045 20614 2852 2521 5373 4551 1622 6173 5172 932 6104 25 39 4590 1420 110 6120 6360 25000 190 31550 530 17% 1630 51% 2770 88% 3170 53 230 13% 830 45% 1560 84% 1850 59 290 22%
2010 Q3 34761 33361 30633 87 52 32 65 38 15397 4524 1039 20960 3120 2443 5563 4829 1623 6452 5507 969 6476 35 42 5120 1470 100 6680 6250 26620 150 33020 640 18% 1870 53% 3070 87% 3520 51 270 13% 950 47% 1700 84% 2030 56 370 25%
2010 Q4 30735 30914 30375 65 43 45 84 50 14884 4468 1130 20482 3192 2406 5598 3899 1299 5198 4640 826 5466 31 45 5360 1510 70 6940 5930 22800 170 28900 790 18% 2010 47% 3620 84% 4290 54 370 14% 1010 40% 2010 80% 2530 59 420 24%
2011 Q1 34660 30658 30840 78 49 50 80 53 14725 5310 1291 21326 3841 2760 6601 3963 1367 5330 4564 787 5351 38 57 5463 1919 120 7502 5573 24365 255 30193 654 16% 1974 48% 3,345 81% 4109 56 296 12% 959 39% 1874 77% 2440 61 358 21%
2011 Q2 29497 29024 28951 70 45 43 62 47 12774 4573 1217 18564 3480 2310 5790 3865 1248 5113 4496 785 5281 21 25 5439 1589 86 7114 4077 19517 227 23821 717 17% 2054 50% 3,468 84% 4140 55 389 16% 1021 42% 1938 79% 2442 59 328 19%
2011 Q3 34530 31482 30346 91 68 64 38 24 14807 4597 1198 20602 3250 2545 5795 4179 1337 5516 4788 763 5551 40 46 5799 1676 72 7547 4808 24103 231 29142 784 18% 2218 51% 3,701 85% 4352 54 377 15% 1109 45% 1994 80% 2485 59 407 22%
2011 Q4 30611 31056 29473 106 64 49 47 31 14320 4591 1198 20109 3334 2455 5789 3566 1146 4712 4315 709 5024 24 29 5758 1471 100 7329 4979 21361 160 26500 869 18% 2334 49% 3933 83% 4730 55 370 13% 1167 42% 2135 78% 2751 60 499 25%
2012 Q1 33679 31257 31603 96 74 72 54 29 14476 4958 1411 20845 3772 2597 6369 3865 1292 5157 4497 674 5171 14 23 5754 1551 47 7352 5277 23095 199 28571 924 19% 2535 51% 4133 83% 4961 54 442 15% 1280 44% 2265 78% 2898 60 482 23%