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- There were 7,394 divorces and 54 dissolutions (9.2% of all divorces and 10.3% of all dissolutions) granted under the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act; 28.8% of these new-law divorces, and 61.1% of new-law dissolutions, were granted under joint application.”
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Feb 22, 2024 · The 2022 divorce and dissolution figures include divorces and dissolutions granted under both the former and new legislation. In 2022, there were 80,057 divorces in total in England and...
Feb 22, 2024 · Divorces in England and Wales: 2022. Annual divorce and civil partnership dissolution numbers and rates, partnership type, to whom granted and duration of marriage. Data. Civil partnership...
Feb 22, 2024 · Divorces in England and Wales: 2022. Annual divorce numbers and rates, by duration of marriage, sex and to whom granted and reason. From: Office for National Statistics.
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This publication presents statistics on activity in the family courts of England and Wales and provides figures for the latest quarter (April to June 2022). For further information and technical details please refer to the accompanying Guide to Family Court Statistics. For feedback related to the content of this publication, please let us know at f...
Volumes of new cases starting during April to June 2022 increased slightly since the same time period last year, with increases in matrimonial and domestic violence remedy cases and decreases in private law and adoption cases. Closed cases have decreased in most areas, although there was a record high for closing domestic violence remedy cases, fol...
Increase in the number of cases started in Family Courts and decrease in the number of cases disposed In April to June 2022, 69,340 new cases started in family courts, up 2% on the equivalent quarter in 2021. This was due to increases in matrimonial (22%) and domestic violence (5%) cases. However, there was a decrease in financial remedy (31%), pri...
No change in the number of case starts with a decrease in the number of public law cases disposed There were 4,099 public law cases starting in April to June 2022, similar to the equivalent quarter in 2021. Cases disposed were down 15% to 3,531 (Table 2). There were 6,750 individual children involved in new public law applications in April to June ...
Decrease in the number of private law case starts and cases disposed The number of private law cases[footnote 1]started decreased by 7% (to 13,002) in April to June 2022 compared to the equivalent quarter in 2021. The number of applications made decreased by 7% over the same period. The number of private law cases disposed of during April to June 2...
Cases with legal representation take longer on average In general, cases where either both parties or the respondent only had legal representation took longerto be disposed of than those cases where only the applicant was represented or where both parties were without legal representation (Table 10). Legal representation in private law cases The re...
There were 33,234 divorce applications (including civil partnerships) under the new legislation from 6th April 2022 New divorce legislation came into effect from 6th April 2022, which aims to reduce the potential for conflict amongst divorcing couples by: 1. removing the ability to make allegations about the conduct of a spouse 2. allowing couples ...
Decrease seen in financial remedy applications and disposals events In April to June 2022, the number of financial remedy applications was down 31% and the number of disposal events was down 26% compared to the same period in 2021 (Table 15). There were 9,235 financial remedy applications made in April to June 2022, down 31% from the same period in...
Increase in the number of domestic violence remedy applications and decrease in the number of orders made In April to June 2022, there was a 6% increase in applications made compared to the equivalent quarter in 2021. The number of orders made decreased by 3% over the same period (Table 16). In April to June 2022, there were 7,791 domestic violence...
Decrease in the number of adoption applications and orders During April to June 2022, there were 980 adoption applications made, down 8% from the equivalent quarter in 2021. Over the same period, the number of adoption orders issued also decreased by 15% to 986 (Tables 19 and 20). There were 2,142 applications under the Adoption and Children Act 20...
Jun 30, 2022 · Divorce petitions were down by 2% in January to March 2022 compared to the same period in the previous year. Decree absolutes granted were down by 20% in January to March 2022 compared to...
Feb 26, 2024 · The Office for National Statistics have published data relating to ‘Divorces in England and Wales: 2022’. Key findings were: “There were 80,057 divorces granted in England and Wales in 2022; a 29.5% decrease compared with 2021 (113,505 divorces) and the lowest number of divorces since 1971.
Feb 22, 2024 · The 2022 divorce and dissolution figures include divorces and dissolutions granted under both the former and new legislation. In 2022, there were 80,057 divorces in total in England and...
