Table 6
Divorce and other family breakdown cases involving a single issue by elapsed time from case initiation to first disposition, 2009/2010
| Single issue identified in case | Elapsed time to first disposition1 | Total cases with full history3 | Total active cases4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| less than or equal to 3 months | greater than 3 months to 6 months | greater than 6 months to 12 months | greater than 12 months | Unknown | Total cases with disposition2 | |||
| number | ||||||||
| Child support | 11,805 | 3,707 | 1,541 | 809 | 40 | 17,902 | 20,756 | 23,988 |
| Custody | 13,003 | 1,451 | 589 | 221 | 11 | 15,275 | 17,313 | 17,807 |
| Access | 6,283 | 819 | 302 | 108 | 22 | 7,534 | 7,974 | 8,549 |
| percent | ||||||||
| Child support | 66 | 21 | 9 | 5 | … | 100 | … | … |
| Custody | 85 | 10 | 4 | 1 | … | 100 | … | … |
| Access | 84 | 11 | 4 | 1 | … | 100 | … | … |
| … not applicable 1. Calculated for cases where the full case history was reported to the Civil Court Survey. 2. A disposition is a court event that disposes part or all of the civil case (e.g., settlement, consent judgment and judgment). 3. Refers to cases where the complete case history has been collected by the Civil Court Survey. 4. Refers to court cases that had activity or were initiated during the year. Note: Excludes data from Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan due to the unavailability of data. "Other family breakdown" refers to cases that addressed issues of custody, access, support or division of property outside of a divorce proceeding such as cases of separation or those deciding arrangements for a child born outside a union. Source: Statistics Canada, Civil Court Survey. |
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