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Book your individual appointment (MIAM)

  • Consultation by video call with a registered Family Mediator

  • Approved as a ‘MIAM’ (Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting) - a requirement before applying to Family Court

  • If you have any questions or want to book over the phone, please call us on 0800 133 7303 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm).

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Individual video-call (often called a MIAM) with an expert Family Mediator

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Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) terms

  • One-off fee for a MIAM attendance, payable when booking. No VAT to add. We do not provide Legal Aid funding. 

  • All our MIAMs are conducted by a Family Mediation Council (FMC) registered and trained mediator. 

  • Approved as a ‘MIAM’ (Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting) - a requirement before applying to Family Court. Limited MIAM exemptions are available, contact your solicitor or local family court for details. The family court judge or magistrates decide on the validity of a claimed MIAM exemption. 

  • A Mediator Certificate (often called a 'MIAM Certificate' or 'signed court form') is available once a MIAM has been attended. There is a administration fee for a Mediator Certificate.

  • Mediator Certificates can be requested for 4 months after MIAM attendance (or the last joint mediation session, whichever is most recent). After 4 months, a new MIAM will need to be attended for a Certificate to be issued. 

  • Attendance and outcome of a MIAM can be disclosed. Examples of outcomes are: a willingness to try mediation; being unwilling to attend mediation; the request of a Mediator Certificate. 

  • Confidentiality of a MIAM can be overridden where the law requires, and in cases of safeguarding. 

  • Audio, video or other recording of a MIAM or mediation session is prohibited. 

  • MIAM sessions must be individual: regulations prohibit both parties attending a MIAM together.  FMC regulations prohibit skipping the MIAM and going straight to joint sessions. This is for reasons of safety and suitability assessment that are part of a MIAM. 

  • Further attendance at joint mediation sessions (including those conducted in shuttle format) is voluntary for all participants. 

  • A mediator may decide that mediation is unsuitable to take place or continue. Due to confidentiality and impartiality, the mediator may not be permitted to disclose the reasons. Mediation is voluntary for mediators as well as participants. 

  • We do provide Mediation Voucher funding (if applicable), but this covers joint sessions only and not MIAM sessions.

  • Child Inclusive Mediation (CIM) is voluntary, including for any child(ren) involved. The mediator will need to assess CIM for suitability.  

  • If you have any questions or want to book over the phone, please call us on 0800 133 7303 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm). 

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