F1Part 3Non-court Dispute Resolution
Chapter 2:The Court’s Duty and Powers Generally
The court’s duty to consider non-court dispute resolution3.3.
(1)
The court must consider, at every stage in proceedings, whether non-court dispute resolution is appropriate.
F2(1A)
When the court requires, a party must file with the court and serve on all other parties, in the time period specified by the court, a form setting out their views on using non-court dispute resolution as a means of resolving the matters raised in the proceedings.
(2)
In considering whether non-court dispute resolution is appropriate in proceedings which were commenced by a relevant family application, the court must take into account –
(a)
whether a MIAM took place;
(b)
whether a valid MIAM exemption was claimed F3...; and
(c)
whether the parties attempted mediation or another form of non-court dispute resolution and the outcome of that process.