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TABLE 23
DECREE ABSOLUTE GRANTED IN 2012-2013 BY TIME TAKEN AND COURT LOCATION
No. of Years to Determination/Year Filed
No. of
Matters
Determined
2012/13
<1 yr
2012/2013
Total
2321
1645
432
101
47
21
16
59
%
100
70.9
18.6
4.3
2
0.9
0.7
2.5
Port of Spain 1998
1613
246
59
27
8
8
37
San Fernando 291
28
168
38
19
10
8
20
4
18
4
1
3
0
2
Court
District
Tobago
32
1< 2 yrs
2< 3 yrs
3< 4yrs
4< 5 yrs
5< 6 yrs
2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008
6+ yrs
Before
2007
Table 23 provides a similar analysis with regard to Decree Absolute orders granted. In
the Law Term 2012-2013 two thousand, three hundred and twenty-one (2321) orders
were granted. 70.9% or one thousand, six hundred and forty-five (1645) originated
from matters that were filed in the 2012-2013 Law Term, 18.6% or four hundred and
thirty-two (432) originated from matters filed in the 2011-2012 and 10.5% or two
hundred and forty-four (244) from matters filed during or before the 2010-2011 Law
Term.
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