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Incoming Case Category Breakdown
2018, High Court, Family
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adoption | 37 | 19 | 24 | 41 | 45 | 55 | 31 | 53 | 50 |
| Child Abduction | 36 | 37 | 34 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 24 |
| Child Care | 32 | 30 | 67 | 112 | 156 | 71 | 79 | 67 | 65 |
| Cohabitation | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Divorce | 31 | 24 | 23 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 64 | 91 | 79 |
| Family Law (Other) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 78 | 75 | 133 |
| Judicial Separation | 23 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 47 |
| Maintenance | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nullity | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 167 | 155 | 182 | 249 | 305 | 357 | 322 | 344 | 409 |
Resolved Case Category Breakdown
2018, High Court, Family
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adoption | 44 | 22 | 23 | 35 | 41 | 44 | 34 | 45 | 27 |
| Child Abduction | 44 | 22 | 41 | 21 | 43 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 21 |
| Child Care | 21 | 20 | 17 | 45 | 15 | 50 | 25 | 52 | 51 |
| Cohabitation | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| Divorce | 45 | 27 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 41 | 67 | 66 |
| Family Law (Other) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 44 | 30 | 93 |
| Judicial Separation | 55 | 47 | 36 | 22 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 24 |
| Maintenance | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nullity | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 216 | 143 | 162 | 172 | 164 | 226 | 187 | 246 | 289 |
