Family Law Manchester News

Friday 6th April marked the first anniversary of rules coming into force requiring divorcing couples to attend a mediation information and assessment meeting (MIAM), to find out about alternatives to court (such as collaborative law and arbitration), before being able to issue a court application in relation to their financial or child custody issues.

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Separating couples have been encouraged by the Justice Secretary Ken Clarke to consider using mediation to reach agreement over their divorce or separation, rather than going to court.

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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has reported that the new rules on mediation introduced earlier in the year have led to more couples in Manchester using mediation as an alternative to going to court to resolve separation disputes. As a result, separating couples have been able to resolve their disputes in a cheaper and less stressful way.

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