F1Part 3Non-court Dispute Resolution
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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.
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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.
Pt. 3 substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 5