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How family mediation works

A clear guide to family mediation in England and Wales — what happens in sessions, what you can agree, and how solicitors support the process.

• mediation
• MIAM
• dispute resolution

When family mediation is not suitable

Mediation is encouraged before many family applications — but it is not always safe or realistic. Here is when exemptions and alternatives apply.

• mediation
• MIAM
• domestic abuse

MIAM: Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings

What is a MIAM? A MIAM is a Mediation Information Assessment Meeting. It is a pre-mediation meeting between you and the mediator. It provides you with information about the mediation process as well as other dispute reso