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Divorces, Dissolutions and Adoptions

Information and Statistics

Find information and figures on Scotland's divorces, dissolutions of civil partnerships and adoptions.

* We regret to announce that it has been discovered that the breakdowns of the numbers of Divorces by Ground for Divorce, which appear in Vital Events Reference Tables 8.1 and 8.3, are not reliable. Work is in hand to improve matters.

Please see Points to Note on the Divorce Statistics for further information.

Statistical Summary

A summary of recent statistical data on Divorces, Dissolutions and Adoptions can be seen in the latest annual report, available on the Annual Report Publications page.
An over view of statistical trends in Scotland can be accessed from our High Level Summary of Statistics.

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