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2017, District Court, Family

Incoming Application Category Breakdown

2017, District Court, Family

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Child Care 11,931 13,168 10,224 13,091 14,038 14,914 17,504
Domestic Violence 15,962 16,599 20,501 22,970 22,596 23,536 25,570
Family Law (Other) 1,290 3,342 3,369 2,225 2,196 1,616 1,492
Guardianship Custody And Access 12,442 12,611 12,582 8,747 10,016 10,822 10,901
Maintenance 9,234 8,935 8,383 5,055 5,451 5,862 5,730
  50,859 54,655 55,059 52,088 54,297 56,750 61,197

Resolved Application Category Breakdown

2017, District Court, Family

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Child Care 10,635 9,226 9,570 10,326 10,695 9,994 11,457
Domestic Violence 16,314 14,761 16,841 19,383 21,096 20,830 24,194
Family Law (Other) 1,707 3,253 3,228 2,172 2,122 1,492 1,726
Guardianship Custody And Access 13,728 10,321 10,822 7,336 8,667 10,143 10,597
Maintenance 11,936 6,541 6,520 3,926 4,288 5,025 5,295
  54,320 44,102 46,981 43,143 46,868 47,484 53,269

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