Annulments, Separations and Divorces Total Separations Separations according to duration of the procedure, type of separation and type of decision Unidades: Separaciones Total Separation by mutual no consent Contentious separation 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 TOTAL Total 3.380 3.210 3.674 2.775 3.599 4.098 4.280 4.353 4.652 3.086 2.825 3.230 2.469 3.120 3.488 3.587 3.706 4.013 294 385 444 306 479 610 693 647 639 Judgment 1.601 1.770 1.957 1.610 2.111 2.493 2.586 2.749 4.305 1.307 1.385 1.513 1.304 1.631 1.883 1.893 2.101 3.666 294 385 444 306 479 610 693 647 639 Decree and public deed 1.779 1.439 1.717 1.165 1.488 1.606 1.694 1.605 347 1.779 1.439 1.717 1.165 1.488 1.606 1.694 1.605 347 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Less than 3 months Total 2.172 2.131 2.424 1.476 2.159 2.424 2.525 2.715 2.939 2.153 2.123 2.411 1.470 2.140 2.383 2.494 2.657 2.886 18 8 13 6 19 41 31 58 54 Judgment 709 859 884 713 1.016 1.160 1.207 1.351 2.632 691 851 871 707 996 1.119 1.176 1.293 2.578 18 8 13 6 19 41 31 58 54 Decree and public deed 1.462 1.272 1.540 764 1.143 1.264 1.318 1.364 307 1.462 1.272 1.540 764 1.143 1.264 1.318 1.364 307 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. From 3 to 5 months Total 717 590 621 716 813 969 968 921 1.027 669 500 532 660 687 802 775 748 859 48 90 89 55 125 167 193 173 168 Judgment 493 485 513 440 597 727 687 741 995 444 395 423 384 471 560 493 568 826 48 90 89 55 125 167 193 173 168 Decree and public deed 225 105 108 276 216 242 282 180 32 225 105 108 276 216 242 282 180 32 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. From 6 to 11 months Total 328 345 412 417 432 483 538 509 510 224 165 222 271 233 219 265 246 223 104 180 189 146 199 264 273 263 286 Judgment 247 293 356 319 327 422 458 456 506 144 113 167 172 127 158 186 194 220 104 180 189 146 199 264 273 263 286 Decree and public deed 81 51 56 98 106 61 79 53 4 81 51 56 98 106 61 79 53 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 months or more Total 163 144 217 166 195 222 249 208 176 39 37 64 68 60 84 53 54 45 124 107 153 97 135 139 195 154 130 Judgment 152 133 204 139 171 184 234 200 173 28 26 51 41 36 45 39 47 42 124 107 153 97 135 139 195 154 130 Decree and public deed 11 11 13 27 23 38 14 8 3 11 11 13 27 23 38 14 8 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Notas: For the year 2015, the courts of Ceuta have not provided any data As stipulated in Law 15/2015, of 2 July, on Voluntary Jurisdiction, there is no possibility of Contentious Divorces or Separations settled by Decree or Public Deeds. Sentences include marriage dissolution processes handled by judges, Decrees include marriage dissolution processes handled by justice administration lawyers (formerly known as court clerks) and Public Deeds those processed by notaries, as stipulated in Law 15/2015, of 2 July, on Voluntary Jurisdiction. By the year 2015, both data on Decrees and Public Deeds are not referred to the whole year, but to those that have existed since July 2015. Fuente: