The Child-centred Family Justice Strategy:
Survey on the Practice of Family Law in Canada, 2004-2006

Figure 2.2 Respondents' Reports as to Which Issues in Divorce Cases are Most Likely to Require a Trial and Judicial Decision to be Resolved, 2006 and 2004

This bar chart compares the data from the 2004 and 2006 surveys. It indicates which issues were most likely to require a trial and judicial decision in divorce cases, according to respondents. Respondents were asked about a variety of issues, and were asked to select all that apply. In the 2006 survey, respondents identified spousal support, custody and property division as the issues which are most likely to require a trial and judicial decision in order to be resolved in divorce cases. Conversely, child support was reported as the least likely to require a trial and judicial decision. While the overall pattern of responses was similar to that observed in the 2004 survey, it is notable that spousal support, property division, and child support were less likely to be selected as issues likely to require a trial and judicial decision in 2006 than in 2004, while the issue of spousal support arrears was more likely to be selected in 2006.