Caseloads of the Courts of Washington
Superior Court
Domestic Activity - 2019 to 2023
| |
2019 |
2020 |
% Chg (1) |
2021 |
% Chg (1) |
2022 |
% Chg (1) |
2023 |
% Chg (1) |
|
|
| Filings |
| Child Custody |
1,466 |
1,048 |
-28.5 % |
14 |
. % |
0 |
. % |
0 |
|
| Dissolution With Children |
8,947 |
7,969 |
-10.9 % |
8,461 |
6.2 % |
7,579 |
-10.4 % |
7,714 |
1.8 % |
| Dissolution Without Children |
11,892 |
10,391 |
-12.6 % |
11,198 |
7.8 % |
10,705 |
-4.4 % |
10,841 |
1.3 % |
| Annulment/Invalidity |
127 |
90 |
-29.1 % |
123 |
36.7 % |
117 |
-4.9 % |
125 |
6.8 % |
| Modification |
931 |
737 |
-20.8 % |
946 |
28.4 % |
693 |
-26.7 % |
544 |
-21.5 % |
| Out-of-State Child Custody |
72 |
99 |
37.5 % |
83 |
-16.2 % |
92 |
10.8 % |
99 |
7.6 % |
| Legal Separation |
1,147 |
971 |
-15.3 % |
905 |
-6.8 % |
847 |
-6.4 % |
899 |
6.1 % |
| Foreign Judgment |
64 |
46 |
-28.1 % |
39 |
-15.2 % |
30 |
. % |
40 |
. % |
| Miscellaneous |
5,249 |
4,250 |
-19 % |
4,387 |
3.2 % |
4,050 |
-7.7 % |
4,383 |
8.2 % |
| Committed Intimate Relationship |
159 |
176 |
10.7 % |
188 |
6.8 % |
190 |
1.1 % |
185 |
-2.6 % |
| Total Domestic Filings |
30,054 |
25,777 |
-14.2 % |
26,344 |
2.2 % |
24,303 |
-7.7 % |
24,830 |
2.2 % |
| UIFSA |
93 |
33 |
-64.5 % |
53 |
60.6 % |
57 |
7.5 % |
117 |
105.3 % |
| Total Filings |
30,147 |
25,810 |
-14.4 % |
26,397 |
2.3 % |
24,360 |
-7.7 % |
24,947 |
2.4 % |
|
|
Resolutions
Before Trial |
| Uncontested/Resolved When Filed (2) |
11,061 |
9,742 |
-11.9 % |
10,235 |
5.1 % |
9,970 |
-2.6 % |
9,835 |
-1.4 % |
| Dismissed by Clerk |
1,196 |
3,419 |
185.9 % |
1,816 |
-46.9 % |
2,411 |
32.8 % |
1,642 |
-31.9 % |
| Change of Venue |
83 |
62 |
-25.3 % |
69 |
11.3 % |
57 |
-17.4 % |
31 |
-45.6 % |
| Dismissed |
2,514 |
2,392 |
-4.9 % |
2,391 |
0 % |
2,264 |
-5.3 % |
2,507 |
10.7 % |
| Settled/Agreed Judgment |
8,096 |
7,103 |
-12.3 % |
7,365 |
3.7 % |
6,864 |
-6.8 % |
6,647 |
-3.2 % |
| Settled by Arbitration |
20 |
19 |
. % |
21 |
. % |
28 |
. % |
29 |
. % |
| Default/Summary Judgment |
932 |
847 |
-9.1 % |
959 |
13.2 % |
878 |
-8.4 % |
723 |
-17.7 % |
| Closed by Court After Hearing |
2,237 |
1,963 |
-12.2 % |
1,206 |
-38.6 % |
1,300 |
7.8 % |
1,599 |
23 % |
| Total Pre-Trial Resolutions |
26,139 |
25,547 |
-2.3 % |
24,062 |
-5.8 % |
23,772 |
-1.2 % |
23,013 |
-3.2 % |
|
|
| After Trial Commencement |
| Dismissed/Settled |
57 |
49 |
-14 % |
54 |
10.2 % |
45 |
-16.7 % |
68 |
51.1 % |
| Court Decision |
737 |
735 |
-0.3 % |
1,168 |
58.9 % |
836 |
-28.4 % |
835 |
-0.1 % |
| Total Post-Trial Resolutions |
794 |
784 |
-1.3 % |
1,222 |
55.9 % |
881 |
-27.9 % |
903 |
2.5 % |
| Total Resolutions |
26,933 |
26,331 |
-2.2 % |
25,284 |
-4 % |
24,653 |
-2.5 % |
23,916 |
-3 % |
|
|
| Proceedings (4) |
| Non-Jury Trial |
1,388 |
1,069 |
-23 % |
1,274 |
19.2 % |
1,138 |
-10.7 % |
1,315 |
15.6 % |
| Trial Settlement Hearing |
904 |
608 |
-32.7 % |
678 |
11.5 % |
724 |
6.8 % |
678 |
-6.4 % |
| Pre-Resolution Motion/Conference |
38,048 |
27,384 |
-28 % |
30,228 |
10.4 % |
30,599 |
1.2 % |
32,342 |
5.7 % |
| Modification Hearing |
394 |
284 |
-27.9 % |
325 |
14.4 % |
250 |
-23.1 % |
198 |
-20.8 % |
| Post-Resolution Motion Hearing |
24,992 |
16,729 |
-33.1 % |
18,553 |
10.9 % |
18,313 |
-1.3 % |
18,496 |
1 % |
| Uncontested Resolution Hearing |
4,949 |
2,982 |
-39.7 % |
3,062 |
2.7 % |
3,032 |
-1 % |
2,079 |
-31.4 % |
| Total Proceedings |
70,675 |
49,056 |
-30.6 % |
54,120 |
10.3 % |
54,056 |
-0.1 % |
55,108 |
1.9 % |
| Average Proceedings/Resolution |
2.6 |
1.9 |
|
2.1 |
|
2.2 |
|
2.3 |
|
|
|
(1) Percentages not shown when numbers are less than 30.
(2) Includes both uncontested resolutions and cases that were resolved when filed.
(3) Beginning 1/01/2011, petitions for distribution of property from committed, marital-like relationships are filed in the domestic relations case type under the "Committed Intimate Relationship" cause of action. Previously, these cases were filed as civil "Meretricious Relationship" cases. Any associated custody and parentage matters continue to be filed as a separate case.
|
