Family Mediation Manchester

Manchester Family Mediation Process:

Below you will find what our typical Manchester Family Mediation process and what it involves;

• Mediation takes place over 2-3 sessions. The first session is 2 hours with subsequent shorter follow up sessions.
• During the sessions you and your former partner will be asked to explore all of the options available to resolve the issues you have. We also offer Child Inclusive Mediation if you would like to explore this additional service.
• Mediation is not a substitute for legal advice and you are encouraged to have some independent legal advice to help you consider the options available.
• Mediation is a confidential process which means you can feel free to discuss and explore all options safe in the knowledge that if mediation does not work, the court are not entitled to hear about your discussions, which may prejudice your case.

How to get started

MIAMS

Any party wishing to engage in the mediation process must first of all attend a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting. This meeting allows one of our mediators to explain a little bit more about mediation on a one to one basis and establish the nature of the dispute, before deciding whether not mediation is appropriate.

It is essential to attend a MIAM before making an application to court. The mediator needs endorse court application forms to confirm attendance at a MIAM.