The latest figures released by CAFCASS show that they received an increased number of private law and care cases in January 2016 compared to January 2015.
The number of private family law cases received rose 7% from 2,757 in January 2015 to 2,953 last month.
1,040 care cases were received in January, a 16% increase on the same month the previous year.
Full details of the statistics are available on the CAFCASS website