Table 8
Profile of new child support (only) cases, by year of initiation, selected provinces and territories, 2005/2006 to 2011/2012
| Type of case characteristic | 2005/ 2006 | 2006/ 2007 | 2007/ 2008 | 2008/ 2009 | 2009/ 2010 | 2010/ 2011 | 2011/ 2012 | Change from 2005/ 2006 to 2011/ 2012 | Change from 2010/ 2011 to 2011/ 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | ||||||||
| Number of new child support (only) cases | 6,634 | 6,059 | 6,080 | 6,566 | 7,103 | 7,008 | 7,078 | 7 | 1 |
| percent | |||||||||
| Percentage of child support (only) cases with single issue (no other family issues reported) | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Percentage of cases still active in the year after case initiation | 66 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 68 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| percent | |||||||||
| Activity in the first year of the case | |||||||||
| Percentage with a disposition | 75 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 74 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| number | percent | ||||||||
| Average number of documents filed in first year | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Average number of dispositions in first year | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Average weeks to first disposition (in first year)Note 1 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Civil Court Survey. |
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