Table 5
Divorce and other family breakdown cases involving a single issue, by average number of events over length of case, 2009/2010

Table 5
Divorce and other family breakdown cases involving a single issue, by average number of events over length of case, 2009/2010
Type of event Single issue identified in case Total cases Total cases with full history1 Cases with event Average number of events
number number percent
Pre-trial hearing2 Child support 23,988 20,756 12,295 59 1.9
Custody 17,807 17,313 5,669 33 0.9
Access 8,549 7,974 5,758 72 3.3
Adjournment3 Child support 23,988 20,756 11,761 57 1.9
Custody 17,807 17,313 11,201 65 2.3
Access 8,549 7,974 6,084 76 3.1
Judgment4 Child support 23,988 20,756 16,978 82 3.7
Custody 17,807 17,313 13,198 76 2.3
Access 8,549 7,974 7,190 90 4.8
Trial Child support 23,988 20,756 1,913 9 0.2
Custody 17,807 17,313 1,393 8 0.1
Access 8,549 7,974 699 9 0.2
1. Refers to cases where the complete case history was reported to the Civil Court Survey.
2. Pre-trial hearings include case management conferences, discovery proceedings, pre-trial conferences or hearings, motion/application/default hearings, status and reference hearings.
3. Adjournments include any postponement of a court hearing or trial to another date.
4. Judgments include all decisions made by a judge (or a master), including interim orders, orders, or other decisions that dispose of part of or all of the case, including summary judgments.
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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