Family mediation for Manchester families
From the city centre to the surrounding boroughs, many Manchester families have parents living in different towns, or working across the North West. Online mediation means you can start straight away, without travel into the city or waiting lists, and fit sessions around work, school and childcare.
Our mediators are registered with the Family Mediation Council, and MIAM certificates are signed by an FMC-accredited mediator. We help with child arrangements, finances and property, child-inclusive mediation and shuttle mediation.
MIAMs for Manchester Civil Justice Centre
Before applying to court about children (form C100) or finances (Form A), you will usually need to attend a MIAM, unless an exemption applies. Family cases in Manchester, including child arrangements, financial remedy and specific issue applications, are heard at the Civil Justice Centre. Your MIAM certificate is accepted there, and by every family court in England and Wales.
Manchester Civil Justice Centre: 1 Bridge Street West, Manchester M60 9DJ
Need it quickly? Our urgent MIAM takes place within 24 hours of payment. You do not need a MIAM to apply for a consent order where you have already agreed your finances.
Areas we cover
- Manchester city centre
- Salford and Trafford
- Stockport and Tameside
- Oldham, Rochdale and Bury
- Bolton and Wigan
- Parents split between Manchester, Leeds or Liverpool
- Anywhere in Greater Manchester
How we help Manchester families
- Parenting across towns. Handovers, travel and school routines when parents live in different boroughs, or one has moved to Leeds or Liverpool.
- Finances and housing. Mortgages, renting, the family home, savings and pensions, worked through step by step.
- High-conflict separations. Shuttle mediation keeps you in separate rooms or calls, with the mediator moving between you.
- Culture, faith and international ties. Arrangements that respect your family’s background, including relatives and travel abroad.
How it works
- Book your MIAM online. A private, one-to-one video meeting of up to 60 minutes with a family mediator.
- Get your certificate, or start mediating. If mediation is not suitable or the other person will not take part, your mediator completes the MIAM section of your court form. If you want to mediate, we invite the other person to their own MIAM.
- Reach an agreement. Joint sessions are 90 minutes by video at £130 per hour per person. Most families need two to four sessions.
Meeting in person
Our sessions for Manchester families take place by secure video, so there is no travel into the city or parking to arrange. Each of you can join from your own home, at a time that works for you.