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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 7: Family procedure cases initiated and disposed1 of in the sheriff courts, by case type, 2014-15
| Case type | Initiated | Disposed | Disposed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolvitor | Dismissed | For pursuer | Expenses only | Other | ||||||
| Defended | Undefended | Defended | Undefended | Defended | Undefended | |||||
| Aliment | 65 | 40 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Divorce / dissolution | 10,169 | 9,239 | 0 | 59 | 279 | 320 | 8,546 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Ordinary divorce | 4,098 | 3,297 | 0 | 52 | 37 | 319 | 2,860 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| Simplified divorce | 5,972 | 5,862 | 0 | 7 | 241 | 0 | 5,608 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ordinary dissolution | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simplified dissolution | 95 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exclusion order2 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interdict | 292 | 152 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 31 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Parental responsibilities & rights | 2,582 | 1,571 | 0 | 432 | 82 | 477 | 468 | 6 | 3 | 103 |
| Contact | 1,281 | 646 | 0 | 285 | 32 | 230 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 38 |
| Residence | 729 | 476 | 0 | 62 | 27 | 134 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Other | 572 | 449 | 0 | 85 | 23 | 113 | 203 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Other | 330 | 197 | 8 | 49 | 13 | 34 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 13,457 | 11,203 | 9 | 606 | 394 | 868 | 9,155 | 14 | 3 | 154 |
1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.
2. Exclusion orders which suspend the right of a spouse, civil partner or cohabitant to occupy the family home.
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