Statistics Norway

National child welfare and family counselling

5   Mediations. Figures for 2003 and 20041
  2004 2003
  Østfold Akershus Oslo Hedmark Oppland Buskerud Vestfold Telemark Aust-Agder Vest-Agder Rogaland Hordaland Sogn og Fjordane Møre og Romsdal Sør-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag Nordland Troms Finnmark Finnmárku Sum alle fylker Østfold Akershus Oslo Hedmark Oppland Buskerud Vestfold Telemark Aust-Agder Vest-Agder Rogaland Hordaland Sogn og Fjordane Møre og Romsdal Sør-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag Nordland Troms Finnmark Finnmárku Sum alle fylker
Mediations by family counselling office                                                                                
Total number of mediation applications  512         1 320         1 293  340  359  417  393  256  161  278  677  677  208  384  362 ..  433  314  165         8 549  486        1 101        1 323  312  317  405  363  208  182  234  690  616  184  378  401  201  386  290  135 8 212
Mediation applications according to Marriage Act  286  883  838  234  256  268  244  151  106  195  439  359  139  225  188 ..  246  179 88 5 324  309  735  873  214  215  276  215  132  123  182  441  334  128  232  220  113  232  194 80 5 248
Mediation applications according to Children Act  226  437  455  106  103  149  149  105 55 83  238  318 69  159  174 ..  187  135 77 3 225  177  366  450 98  102  129  148 76 59 52  249  282 56  146  181 88  154 96 55 2 964
Mediations with certificate  484 1 234 1 197  330  336  398  374  241  153  262  657  618  202  355  339 ..  415  300  154 8 049  450 1 036 1 200  302  298  391  345  200  175  224  653  550  180  356  368  195  373  280  123 7 699
Mediations with certificate, according to Marriage Act  279  852  807  228  245  261  240  146  104  186  432  352  135  221  184 ..  241  173 85 5 171  300  715  819  209  210  267  212  129  123  178  426  317  125  225  213  112  229  188 74 5 071
Mediations with certificate, according to Children Act  205  382  390  102 91  137  134 95 49 76  225  266 67  134  155 ..  174  127 69 2 878  150  321  381 93 88  124  133 71 52 46  227  233 55  131  155 83  144 92 49 2 628
Mediations without certificate 28 86 96 10 23 19 19 15 8 16 20 59 6 29 23 .. 18 14 11  500 36 65  123 10 19 14 18 8 7 10 37 66 4 22 33 6 13 10 12  513
Mediations without certificate, according to Marriage Act 7 31 31 6 11 7 4 5 2 9 7 7 4 4 4 .. 5 6 3  153 9 20 54 5 5 9 3 3 0 4 15 17 3 7 7 1 3 6 6  177
Mediation application without certificate, according to Children Act 21 55 65 4 12 12 15 10 6 7 13 52 2 25 19 .. 13 8 8  347 27 45 69 5 14 5 15 5 7 6 22 49 1 15 26 5 10 4 6  336
Mediation certificate given after 1 session, according to Marriage Act  200  364  361  138  127  135  159 86 52  114  252  251 83  142  144 ..  160  138 39 2 945 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 2 sessions, according to Marriage Act 40  196  190 62 54 73 43 30 35 41  110 46 27 34 25 .. 41 25 23 1 095 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 3 sessions, according to Marriage Act 30  182  180 15 36 39 27 19 10 21 58 45 15 28 10 .. 30 13 16  774 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 4 sessions, according to Marriage Act 9  110 76 13 28 14 11 10 7 10 12 10 10 17 5 .. 10 6 7  365 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 1 session, according to Children Act 25  173  170 9 12 6 29 14 3 18 32 96 14 20 29 .. 32 21 17  720 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 2 session, according to Children Act 21 54 65 14 18 16 30 15 12 22 39 47 18 21 27 .. 41 33 14  507 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 3 session, according to Children Act  111 94 92 55 41 76 52 41 26 23  113 80 30 47 71 .. 74 58 20 1 104 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 4 session, according to Children Act 48 61 63 24 20 39 23 26 8 13 41 43 5 46 28 .. 27 19 18  552 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
First meeting less than 1 week after mediation application 44 79 84 19 37 25 32 14 7 49 35 43 22 50 27 .. 60 27 15  669 26 62  111 11 46 33 37 8 10 47 30 30 8 49 19 10 51 39 20  647
First meeting 1-2 weeks after mediation application  106  173  388 87  134 95 74 67 31 92  105 79 49  114 56 ..  135  130 33 1 948 79  147  407 74  111  107 68 58 48 75  119 68 34 84 50 24  128  139 29 1 849
First meeting 2 -3 weeks after mediation application  173  500  454  140  134  198  137  106 38 95  284  128 75 97  101 ..  122  103 44 2 929  173  356  444  129  104  163  112 97 66 65  260  150 83  100  167 53 90 61 47 2 720
More than 3 weeks from mediation application to first meeting  189  568  367 94 54 99  147 69 85 42  253  427 56  123  178 ..  116 76 73 3 016  208  536  361 98 56  102  146 45 58 47  281  368 59  145  165  114  117 51 39 2 996
Mediation certificate issued less than 2 weeks after mediation application 88  133  205 60 70 46 71 43 34 85 68 69 42  109 46 ..  123 94 16 1 402 54  115  214 39 67 66 63 36 39 91 95 62 27 83 42 14  132  105 23 1 367
Mediation certificate issued 2-4 weeks after mediation application  152  396  411  114  109  140  127 70 46 91  278  144 67  116  100 ..  146  103 48 2 658  147  295  367  106 91  134  108 80 77 69  209  148 82  114  141 59  103 94 48 2 472
Mediation certificate issued 4-6 weeks after mediation application 89  271  256 65 70 74 83 58 35 42  129  163 52 64 77 .. 76 49 32 1 685  119  240  231 62 69 78 68 32 38 32  166  122 33 72 77 53 59 43 15 1 609
More than 6 weeks from mediation application to issue of mediation certificate  155  434  325 91 87  138 93 71 38 44  182  242 41 66  116 .. 70 70 58 2 321  130  386  388 95 71  113  106 52 21 32  183  218 38 87  108 69 79 38 37 2 251
Circumstances in the family counselling office reason for failure to meet the 3-week limit  113  398  139 33 16 34 89 27 76 11 97  273 8 50  131 .. 42 30 33 1 600  134  403  124 57 7 52 83 14 58 23 98  250 7 97 85 75 73 19 15 1 674
Circumstances with client reason for failure to meet the 3-week limit 67  162  183 45 35 56 49 35 6 28  149  136 48 69 43 .. 67 37 32 1 247 74  133  237 41 49 50 63 31 0 24  183  118 52 48 80 39 44 32 24 1 322
External conditions reason for failure to meet the 3-week limit 9 8 45 16 3 9 9 3 3 3 7 18 0 4 4 .. 7 10 8  166 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediations retuned to the family counselling office from the court system .. 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 0 0 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
                                                                                 
Mediations by external counselling                                                                                
Total number of mediation applications  378 ..  196  103 ..  404  377  345  155  258  527  595 2  231  417 ..  231  107  106 4 432  363  608  146  140  140  371  388  361  127  301  529  744 3  248  320  162  272  130 95 5 448
Mediation applications according to Marriage Act  244 ..  142 60 ..  252  267  227 95  157  357  315 1  152  216 ..  119 71 63 2 738 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation applications according to Children Act  134 .. 54 43 ..  152  110  118 60  101  170  280 1 79  201 ..  112 36 43 1 694  120  144 48 33 47  131 85  135 32  123  177  308 1 90  133 65  106 41 37 1 856
Mediations with certificate by external counselling  352 ..  174 95 ..  365  346  291  149  250  497  514 2  211  357 ..  208  102 93 4 006  336  533  112  135  128  330  364  276  117  279  481  652 3  231  279  149  248  122 85 4 860
Mediations with certificate, according to Marriage Act  234 ..  131 57 ..  235  257  222 94  155  348  295 1  146  202 ..  116 70 60 2 623  230  417 83  104 89  216  292  215 91  171  339  411 2  157  180 94  166 85 56 3 398
Mediations with certificate, according to Children Act  118 .. 43 38 ..  130 89 69 55 95  149  219 1 65  155 .. 92 32 33 1 383  106  116 29 31 39  114 72 61 26  108  142  241 1 74 99 55 82 37 29 1 462
Mediations without certificate by external counselling 26 .. 22 8 .. 39 31 54 6 8 30 81 0 20 60 .. 23 5 13  426 27 75 34 5 12 41 24 85 10 22 48 92 0 17 41 13 24 8 10  588
Mediations without certificate, according to Marriage Act 10 .. 11 3 .. 17 10 5 1 2 9 20 0 6 14 .. 3 1 3  115 13 47 15 3 4 24 11 11 4 7 13 25 0 1 7 3 0 4 2  194
Mediation application without certificate, according to Children Act 16 .. 11 5 .. 22 21 49 5 6 21 61 0 14 46 .. 20 4 10  311 14 28 19 2 8 17 13 74 6 15 35 67 0 16 34 10 24 4 8  394
Mediation certificate given after 1 session, according to Marriage Act  112 .. 32 33 .. 91  159 63 35 39  124  159 0 56 28 .. 45 41 30 1 047 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 2 sessions, according to Marriage Act 71 .. 27 11 .. 72 60 99 32 59  116 86 0 44 85 .. 36 17 20  835 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 3 sessions, according to Marriage Act 24 .. 39 7 .. 46 25 44 22 32 76 29 0 30 27 .. 19 8 8  436 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 4 sessions, according to Marriage Act 27 .. 33 6 .. 26 13 19 5 25 32 21 1 16 62 .. 16 4 2  308 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 1 session, according to Children Act 7 .. 8 2 .. 10 16 4 8 4 33 39 0 14 10 .. 9 4 9  177 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 2 session, according to Children Act 4 .. 4 9 .. 24 22 16 11 21 25 59 0 8 43 .. 14 5 10  275 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 3 session, according to Children Act 48 .. 9 24 .. 62 36 28 27 35 58 79 0 25 31 .. 33 12 8  515 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediation certificate given after 4 session, according to Children Act 59 .. 22 3 .. 34 15 14 9 35 33 42 1 18 71 .. 36 11 6  409 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
First meeting less than 1 week after mediation application  180 .. 66 16 ..  201  141  148 85 79  166  115 1  124 91 .. 83 47 19 1 562  184  205 65 48 56  173  174  181 72 84  177  127 1  106 91 58  117 42 44 2 005
First meeting 1-2 weeks after mediation application  161 .. 70 58 ..  162  119  141 58  140  221  187 0 77  147 .. 86 35 64 1 726  132  243 48 48 53  151  132  128 50  130  186  295 2 98  146 53  103 57 37 2 092
First meeting 2 -3 weeks after mediation application 31 .. 46 12 .. 35 76 46 7 34 97  131 1 15  101 .. 36 17 10  695 65  121 24 34 23 44 53 35 4 70  113  219 0 28 50 29 31 19 8  970
More than 3 weeks from mediation application to first meeting 6 .. 14 17 .. 6 41 13 5 5 0  162 0 15 78 .. 26 8 13  409 12 39 9 10 8 3 29 17 1 17 53  103 0 16 33 22 21 12 6  411
Mediation certificate issued less than 2 weeks after mediation application  213 .. 88 34 ..  180  211  161 90 96  222  125 0  129  126 .. 95 56 32 1 858  191  230 64 61 60  175  205  169 70  114  211  204 1  121  119 71  163 72 37 2 338
Mediation certificate issued 2-4 weeks after mediation application 75 .. 60 31 ..  150 84 96 48  129  154  160 1 41  110 .. 81 22 31 1 273 75  189 33 43 40  128  105 74 39  117  162  250 2 64 80 49 61 25 32 1 568
Mediation certificate issued 4-6 weeks after mediation application 35 .. 19 18 .. 28 28 28 8 20 68  106 1 24 57 .. 28 16 23  507 32 75 14 20 16 20 34 23 7 40 54  126 0 26 41 16 20 15 11  590
More than 6 weeks from mediation application to issue of mediation certificate 29 .. 7 12 .. 7 23 14 3 5 53  123 0 17 64 .. 4 8 7  376 38 39 1 11 12 7 20 10 1 8 54 72 0 20 39 13 4 10 5  364
Circumstances with client reason for failure to meet the 3-week limit 4 .. 4 8 .. 1 14 6 2 0 21 95 0 4 28 .. 9 1 7  204 3 21 3 2 1 .. 10 5 0 .. 22 65 0 4 16 5 5 0 2  164
Circumstances with client reason for failure to meet the 3-week limit 1 .. 10 9 .. 2 22 6 3 4 22 40 0 10 36 .. 10 5 4  184 9 18 6 8 7 3 19 12 1 17 31 38 0 12 27 17 16 12 4  257
External conditions reason for failure to meet the 3-week limit 1 .. 0 0 .. 3 5 0 0 1 0 27 0 1 14 .. 7 3 2 64 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
Mediations retuned to external counselling from the court system .. .. 0 0 .. 0 .. 2 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0
1  Figures for 2004 are preliminary. County administrator has the responsibility for reporting the mediations data. Its based on aggregated data from all family counselling offices and external counselling.For further information about the figures please read About the statistics.

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