Mediators are impartial and will help with conversations.
Mediation Information and Assessement Meeting (MIAM)
A MIAM is an individual meeting with a mediator lasting approximately 45-minutes and is a meeting to exchange information about family mediation and the circumstances of the individual. A MIAM is a mandatory first step towards either substantive mediations (joint family mediation meetings) and or applying to court for a judge determination of family issues.
Most family issues presented in MIAM's can be settled through substantive mediations, however if a person does not want to participate in substantive mediation meetings following his or her individual MIAM they do not have to. A person therefore either wanting to settle issues in relation to child arrangements, property and financial adjustments and sharing in substantive mediation meetings or if intending to apply to a court for a judge to determine these issues must always attend a MIAM first.