salford FAMILY MEDIATION SERVICE MIAMS
Why customers have chosen MIAMS Family Mediation – the local choice for accredited mediators across Manchester and the North West
Why customers have chosen MIAMS Family Mediation – the local choice for accredited mediators across Manchester and the North West
Divorce often brings a multitude of decisions and emotions, but Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs) provide a structured starting point for resolving disputes. During a MIAM, a trained mediator explains the mediation process, assesses its suitability for your situation, and discusses any costs involved.
This initial meeting is crucial for understanding how mediation can help you address issues such as child arrangements, asset division, and financial matters in a collaborative manner. By focusing on open communication and the best interests of the children, MIAMs lay the groundwork for a more amicable resolution compared to traditional court proceedings. Ultimately, MIAMs offer a valuable opportunity to explore mediation as a less stressful, more efficient alternative to navigating divorce and separation.
There are many reasons why divorce is considered so hard. It has many emotional ramifications on both the partners, the children are grievously affected, and the legal process of divorce itself is a serious pain.
For couples in Salford, before they decide to hire a lawyer and go to the court, they should look at going for family mediation. Family mediation is a process through which possible disputes related to the divorce are solved amicably.
Important issues like custody of children, distribution of various assets, separation of joint accounts and joint policies are all consequences of divorce. By going for divorce and separation mediation, couples can peacefully reach a middle ground on all of these issues.
It needs to be noted that mediators are not counsellors; neither do they conduct therapy sessions. They are not qualified to help you deal with your emotional issues.
Their job is to help you reach an understanding and middle ground on all your disputes related to divorce. Just like an umpire in a cricket match, mediators are unbiased and neutral.
Divorce can either be a long and difficult legal process, or a short and easy one. Using divorce and separation mediation will make it the later rather than the former.
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Family’s are deeply affected by divorce or separation, especially when there are children in the family. Often these painful situations can be helped with the supportof a mediator who will hold a Mediation Information Assessment Meeting or MIAM. A MIAM can guide communication and set the tone for the goals of mediation.
When attending a court proceeding on the matter, the family will need to present an FM1 (Family Mediation 1 form) which confirms that a MIAM has been held.
As of April 2014, significant changes were made to the judicial system regarding separation and divorces, particularly where children were involved. These changes ensure that the welfare of the children is paramount, with minimal impact on the children and as little negativity as possible. One of the major changes was a requirement for a mediation session or MIAM to be attended before any court proceedings to do with financial or custody matters (hence the need for a FM1 to be produced).
If the split is acrimonious and both parties find it difficult to be in the same room, as would happen with face to face mediation, it is possible to ask for shuttle mediation.
Shuttle sessions happen when the two parties are seated in separate rooms either virtually or physically and the mediator shuttles between the two, discussing issues and offering solutions.
Shuttle mediation is often a good solution with distance between the parties allowing for rational and reasoned thinking.
[MIAMS Mediators can also help with will disputes: resolving issues between and coming to an acceptable compromise to the conflict that arises as a result of separation.