Table 7
Number of disposition events for divorce and family breakdown cases involving a single issue, by type of issue and type of disposition, 2009/2010

Table 7
Number of disposition events for divorce and family breakdown cases involving a single issue, by type of issue and type of disposition, 2009/2010
Type of disposition event1 Single issue identified in case
Child support Custody Access
number
Withdrawn/abandoned2 1,027 2,233 552
Dismissed/discontinued3 1,206 1,818 454
Settled or consent judgment4 5,916 2,300 2,760
Judgment5 49,972 27,329 22,571
Other disposition event6 1,730 1,461 1,197
Total disposition events7 59,851 35,141 27,534
Average number of disposition events per case 2.5 2.0 3.2
  percent
Withdrawn/abandoned2 2 6 2
Dismissed/discontinued3 2 5 2
Settled or consent judgment4 10 7 10
Judgment5 83 78 82
Other disposition event6 3 4 4
Total disposition events7 100 100 100
1. Refers to events that dispose of, or resolve, some or all of the case. A case may have more than one type of disposition associated with it.
2. Refers to cases in which one or both of the parties withdraws from, or abandons, a case for any reason without direction from the court.
3. Includes all cases dismissed or discontinued by the court for want of action or jurisdiction.
4. Refers to an agreement by the parties regarding outstanding issues such as settlements without a trial or during trial, or where a court order confirms an agreement reached by the parties.
5. A decision made by a judge (or a master), including interim orders, orders, decisions on costs or other decisions that dispose of some or all of the case, including summary judgments.
6. Includes default and enforcement judgments, time limit expired, transferred to another court, other and unknown disposition event.
7. A case may have more than one type of disposition associated with it.
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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