The Family Procedure Rules 2010

[F1 Chapter 1 E+W Interpretation

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 3 substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 5

3.1.   In this Part— E+W

“allocation” means allocation of proceedings other than appeal proceedings to a level of judge;

“authorised family mediator” means a mediator who is—

(a)

subject to the Family Mediation Council’s code of conduct by virtue of his or her membership of a Family Mediation Council member organisation; and

(b)

certified to undertake MIAMs by the professional practice consultant who is supervising the mediator’s practice and who is a member of and approved for the purpose by a Family Mediation Council member organisation;

“domestic violence” means any incident, or pattern of incidents, of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (whether psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between the prospective applicant and another prospective party;

“family mediation information and assessment meeting” has the meaning given to it in section 10(3) of the 2014 Act.

“harm” has the meaning given to it in section 31 of the Children Act 1989;

“mediator’s exemption” has the meaning given to it in Rule 3.8(2);

“MIAM” means a family mediation information and assessment meeting;

“MIAM exemption” has the meaning given to it in Rule 3.8(1);

“MIAM requirement” is the requirement in section 10(1) of the 2014 Act for a person to attend a MIAM before making a relevant family application;

“private law proceedings” has the meaning given to it in Rule 12.2;

“prospective applicant” is the person who is considering making a relevant family application;

“prospective party” is a person who would be likely to be a party to the proceedings in the relevant family application;

“prospective respondent” is a person who would be a likely respondent to the proceedings in the relevant family application; and

“relevant family application” has the meaning given to it in section 10(3) of the 2014 Act.]