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Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2016-2017
The 2016-17 Civil Justice in Scotland release includes main statistics tables and figures and supplementary statistics tables.
Table 7: Family procedure cases initiated and disposed[1] of in the sheriff courts, by case type, 2016-17
| Case type | Initiated | Disposed | Disposed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolvitor | For pursuer | Granted[3] | Dismissed[4] | Expenses only[4] | Other | ||||
| Defended | Undefended | ||||||||
| Aliment | 45 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Divorce / dissolution | 10,026 | 8,322 | 0 | 447 | 5,984 | 1,542 | 294 | 2 | 53 |
| Ordinary divorce | 4,032 | 3,161 | 0 | 446 | 2,602 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 40 |
| Simplified divorce | 5,901 | 5,077 | 0 | 0 | 3,328 | 1,515 | 221 | 0 | 13 |
| Ordinary dissolution | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simplified dissolution | 84 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Exclusion order[2] | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Interdict | 263 | 143 | 0 | 41 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 12 |
| Nullity of marriage / civil partnership | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parental responsibilities & rights | 2,429 | 1,619 | 2 | 518 | 455 | 29 | 514 | 0 | 101 |
| Contact | 1,076 | 656 | 2 | 249 | 46 | 6 | 314 | 0 | 39 |
| Residence | 768 | 539 | 0 | 161 | 198 | 23 | 110 | 0 | 47 |
| Other | 585 | 424 | 0 | 108 | 211 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 15 |
| Other | 372 | 228 | 17 | 43 | 71 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 13,146 | 10,359 | 20 | 1,056 | 6,563 | 1,574 | 963 | 5 | 178 |
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.
3. Granted category contains data for November 2016 to March 2017.
4. Data from the new case management system is not currently split between 'defended' and 'undefended', therefore these have been combined into a single category.
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