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Family Mediation and Assessment Form (Form FM1)
From the 6th April 2011, if you still need to go to court for a court order in relevant family proceedings you must include the Form ‘FM1’ (Family Mediation and Assessment Form) issued by an approved family mediation provider - unless your situation fits one of the exceptions set out in the Pre-court action protocol 6th April 2011.
The Form FM1 will say one of the following:
(a) the applicant has attended a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting; or
(b) the applicant has not attended a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting because
(i) the mediator is satisfied that mediation is not suitable because another party to the dispute is unwilling to attend a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting and consider mediation;
(ii) the mediator determines that the case is not suitable for a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting;
(iii) a mediator has made a determination within the previous four months that the case is not suitable for a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting or for mediation.
