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Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2015-2016
Statistics on civil justice, which aims to resolve a range of disputes from debt and eviction to divorce.
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Table 6: Family procedure cases initiated and disposed 1 of in the Court of Session, by case type, 2015-16
| Case type | Initiated | Disposed | Disposed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolvitor | Dismissed | For pursuer | Expenses only | Other | ||||||
| Defended | Undefended | Defended | Undefended | Defended | Undefended | |||||
| Aliment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divorce / dissolution | 122 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ordinary divorce | 52 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Simplified divorce | 67 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ordinary dissolution | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simplified dissolution | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exclusion order 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interdict | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nullity of marriage / civil partnership | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parental responsibilities & rights | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contact | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Residence | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 137 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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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