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Form FM1: Family mediation information and assessment meeting form.
Financial assessment form for client requesting family mediation.
Find specific information and funding guidance so you can run your mediation service according to Legal Aid Agency (LAA) contracts.
Find out if you are eligible for the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme and how to apply.
How to work out financial eligibility for legal aid: income and capital means testing, passporting and the civil legal aid calculator.
This research explores the extent to which MIAMs are encouraging publicly and privately funded clients to attend mediation, and which resolution methods clients who attend MIAMs choose to resolve their family disputes.
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
Information about the benefits of civil mediation and how to find a mediator.
This is the second and final report from a programme of research to provide evidence on the use and client experience of MIAMs and mediation in private family law disputes.
More than 27,000 separating families have saved money, protected their children and avoided lengthy, combative courtroom battles, thanks to a £23.6 million government scheme.
Forms you need to report family mediation work you've done, in order to receive payment.
General information including on costs assessment and remuneration for civil and crime matters.
A consultation on resolving private family disputes earlier through family mediation.
Legal aid helps pay for legal advice, mediation or representation in court - see if you can claim.
Children will be better protected from the impact of lengthy courtroom battles thanks to pioneering measures to help families resolve disputes as swiftly as easily possible.
Controlled work form for legal aid clients requesting family mediation, with section to be signed by the mediator.
Find out if you can get legal aid, which can help pay for legal advice, family mediation or representation in court or at a tribunal if you can’t afford it
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