Table 2
Type of arrangement for issues related to children in separated and divorced families, 2011

Table 2
Type of arrangement for issues related to children in separated and divorced families, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of type of arrangement for issues related to children in separated and divorced families. The information is grouped by type of arrangement (appearing as row headers), primary residence of child, time spent with children and child support, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of arrangement Primary residence of child Time spent with children Child support
percent
Written arrangement 59 45 66
...prepared on their own 6 4Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution
...made after talking/working with a lawyer 21 17 23
...with family justice service help that did not involve a judge 8 7 12
...a judge-ordered arrangement as the outcome of a hearing or trial 24 18 25
Verbal arrangement 32 40 27
No arrangement 9 15 7Note E: Use with caution
Total arrangements 100 100 100
E use with caution
Note: Information applies to parents who had separated or divorced in the previous 20 years and who still had children aged 18 or under at the time of the survey. The survey question allows multiple answers on the type of written arrangement (e.g. use a lawyer and family justice services). This table, however, provides information based on the highest level of involvement by courts or legal services. Therefore, percentages in the table for use of a lawyer, for example, do not include respondents who also reported using family justice service help, or having a judge-ordered arrangement.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey.
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