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Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2014-2015
The 2014-15 Civil Justice in Scotland release includes: 1. MAIN STATISTICS TABLES (compromising tables that appear in this bulletin) 2. DIVORCE & DISSOLUTION STATISTICS TABLES (further breakdowns on divorce & dissolution) 3. SUPPLEMENTARY STATISTICS TABLES (additional statistics on civil law cases in sheriff courts and the Court of Session) 4. BACKGROUND DATA TABLES (an interactive dataset on civil law court cases by court, that can be used to generate user customised tables and charts)
Table 5: Family procedure cases1 initiated and disposed of2 in the civil courts3, by case type, 2008-09 to 2014-15
| Cases | Case type | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | % change since 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated | Divorce / dissolution | 11,752 | 11,159 | 11,018 | 10,678 | 10,355 | 10,573 | 10,301 | -3 |
| Parental responsibilities & rights | 2,364 | 2,742 | 2,713 | 2,272 | 2,751 | 2,479 | 2,587 | 4 | |
| Interdict | 381 | 409 | 262 | 329 | 370 | 352 | 292 | -17 | |
| Aliment | 82 | 88 | 89 | 69 | 58 | 77 | 65 | -16 | |
| Exclusion order | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | |
| Nullity of marriage / civil partnership | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | |
| Other | 250 | 317 | 386 | 316 | 314 | 356 | 340 | -4 | |
| Total initiated | 14,836 | 14,733 | 14,496 | 13,679 | 13,862 | 13,853 | 13,605 | -2 | |
| Disposed | Divorce / dissolution | 11,538 | 10,750 | 10,115 | 9,879 | 9,571 | 9,809 | 9,349 | -5 |
| Parental responsibilities & rights | 1,276 | 1,416 | 1,596 | 1,542 | 1,638 | 1,634 | 1,575 | -4 | |
| Interdict | 93 | 134 | 140 | 137 | 166 | 146 | 152 | 4 | |
| Aliment | 55 | 46 | 50 | 64 | 32 | 54 | 40 | -26 | |
| Exclusion order | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -50 | |
| Nullity of marriage / civil partnership | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100 | |
| Other | 177 | 198 | 216 | 234 | 210 | 228 | 203 | -11 | |
| Total disposed | 13,150 | 12,548 | 12,127 | 11,864 | 11,623 | 11,880 | 11,323 | -5 |
1. For family-related summary application cases, see Table 8.
2. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.
3. Includes Court of Session and sheriff court.
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