{"id":102,"date":"2022-06-14T18:44:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2022-07-11T19:26:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T19:26:10","slug":"do-i-need-to-attend-mediation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/do-i-need-to-attend-mediation\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Need to Attend Mediation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Meeting with a Mediator<\/h2>\n<p>Using the mediation process to make decisions for the future <strong><em>is<\/em><\/strong> voluntary, however, if you wish to access the courts it is compulsory to attend the initial <a href=\"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/services\/what-is-miam\/\">MIAM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f5dadf; padding: 10px;\">You would meet with me first in a MIAM to assess whether mediation is the best option for you.\u00a0 If it is not, I will issue you with a signed document which is inserted into the paperwork for your court application.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you need to sort out arrangements children, you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/form-c100-application-under-the-children-act-1989-for-a-child-arrangements-prohibited-steps-specific-issue-section-8-order-or-to-vary-or-discharge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form C100. I<\/a>f you need to reach a financial settlement you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/form-a-notice-of-intention-to-proceed-with-an-application-for-a-financial-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form A<\/a>.\u00a0 Both forms are available by searching the HMCTS form finder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/court-and-tribunal-forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a solicitor, he or she will guide you.<\/p>\n<p>If you, your ex, and I agree mediation is suitable, I will arrange either a joint online mediation session or an online shuttle session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family Mediation is voluntary, therefore, it it is up to you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, if you wish to make an application to court either about arrangements for the children or to reach a financial settlement, attending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk\/family-mediation\/assessment-meeting-miam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediation Information &amp; Assessment Meeting<\/a>, commonly known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/?page_id=91&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MIAM,<\/a>\u00a0is compulsory before making that application.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103\" src=\"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/do-i-need-to-attend.png\" alt=\"Meeting around a table - Do i Need to Attend Family Mediation\" width=\"253\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting with a Mediator Using the mediation process to make decisions for the future is voluntary, however, if you wish to access the courts it is compulsory to attend the initial MIAM. You would meet with me first in a MIAM to assess whether mediation is the best option for you.\u00a0 If it is not, &#8230; <a title=\"Do I Need to Attend Mediation?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/do-i-need-to-attend-mediation\/\" aria-label=\"More on Do I Need to Attend Mediation?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-102","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328,"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions\/328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}