Mediate UK can conduct a MIAM with your client on your behalf — wherever they are — and send you signed C100 and Form A documentation within just 48 hours.
Why Law Firms Use Mediate UK for Online MIAMs
A MIAM is a legal requirement for any party looking to apply to the family court to resolve a dispute about their children or finances. During this, a trained mediator will discuss what mediation is and determine whether or not it is suitable for your client’s case. However, there are cases when a face-to-face MIAM is impractical. Your client may not want mediation, they might live far from the other party, making mediation difficult, or there may not be a suitable family mediator in their area.
If you are dealing with:
- An urgent case that does not meet the criteria to be exempt from requiring a MIAM — or you don’t want to take the risk
- A case with parties refusing to do mediation or unlikely to engage and benefit from it
- Incidents of domestic abuse where your client does not have the required evidence or does not want to produce it
- Cases where mediation has previously been attempted but failed
- Cases where the previous MIAM was conducted over four months ago and has now expired
… an online MIAM is suitable for your client.
Book an Online MIAM for Your Client
Get the documentation you need to proceed with your case with Mediate UK — the mediation firm of choice for solicitors. Your client will receive an appointment in 24 hours.
How the Online MIAM with Mediate UK Works
All it takes is three steps to receive Form A or C100 documentation for your client.
Step 1: Book an Online MIAM
Click the button below and fill in the form to book an online MIAM on your client’s behalf. We’ll ask for a bit of information about you, including your firm and contact details, the contact details of your client and the nature of the case (financial, requiring Form A, or parental, requiring form C100). We can contact the client for you, allowing you to be hands-off, or you can be the point of contact between our mediators and your client. We guarantee an appointment within 24 hours — perfect for urgent and priority cases.
Step 2: We’ll Conduct the Meeting with Your Client
The biggest benefit of an online MIAM is that it’s convenient. There’s no need to travel to offices and sit down with a party who has no interest in mediation — we can sign and deliver the required forms without the other party needing to be involved. This saves time and overheads for you and allows you to provide a hassle-free service to your clients. Our meetings take 30 minutes and are held over Skype, WhatsApp or FaceTime. In exceptional circumstances, we can hold the meeting over the phone.
Step 3: Receive Your Client’s Documents and Proceed with Your Case
Once we’ve spoken to your client, we’ll sign the required forms (C100 for child arrangement orders, prohibited steps orders or specific issue orders; Form A for financial matters, or both) and deliver them to you within 48 hours.
These forms are valid for 12 months from the date of the MIAM. Once you’ve received the forms, you can take the next step and proceed to family court with your client.