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Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019
The 2018-2019 civil justice statistics in Scotland release includes main statistics tables, figures and supplementary statistics tables.
Table 7: Family procedure cases initiated and disposed1 of in the sheriff courts, by case type 2018-19
| Disposed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolvitor | For pursuer | Granted | Dismissed3 | Expenses only3 | Other | ||||
| Case type | Initiated | Disposed | Defended | Undefended | |||||
| Aliment | 38 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Divorce / dissolution | 9,507 | 7,652 | 0 | 234 | 2,554 | 4,547 | 288 | 0 | 29 |
| Ordinary divorce | 3,902 | 2,901 | 0 | 233 | 2,551 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 29 |
| Simplified divorce | 5,535 | 4,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,497 | 201 | 0 | 0 |
| Ordinary dissolution | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simplified dissolution | 59 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exclusion order2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Interdict | 308 | 161 | 1 | 47 | 40 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 15 |
| Nullity of marriage / civil partnership | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parental responsibilities & rights | 2,557 | 1,896 | 3 | 689 | 435 | 84 | 603 | 0 | 82 |
| Contact | 1,221 | 922 | 2 | 398 | 61 | 6 | 421 | 0 | 34 |
| Residence | 920 | 651 | 1 | 205 | 214 | 73 | 122 | 0 | 36 |
| Other | 416 | 323 | 0 | 86 | 160 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 12 |
| Other | 467 | 255 | 17 | 58 | 87 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 12,892 | 10,001 | 22 | 1,039 | 3,123 | 4,635 | 1,044 | 0 | 138 |
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. 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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