Section 13 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Mediation conference

13 Mediation conference (1) Where any of the following applications has been made in a Family Court, either party to the proceedings, or a Family Court Judge, may ask the Registrar of the Court to arrange for a mediation conference to be convened: (a) an application for a separation order: (b) an application for a maintenance order: (c) an application by 1 parent of a child against the other parent under section 48(1) of the Care of Children Act 2004 about the role of providing day-to-day care for the child, or about contact with the child. (2) On receiving a request under subsection (1) , the Registrar must— (a) appoint a time and place for the holding of a mediation conference in accordance with section 14 ; and (b) by letters sent by post to each of the parties to the application, inform them of the time and place of the mediation conference and request them to attend. (3) The time appointed under subsection (2)(a) must be as soon as reasonably practicable. Subsection (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 July 1992, by section 4 Family Proceedings Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 144) by omitting the words “ (including a maintenance order in respect of a child) ” . Section 13 was substituted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 4 Family Proceedings Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 7). Subsection (1)(c) was amended, as from 1 July 2005, by section 151 Care of Children Act 2004 (2004 No 90) by substituting the words “ under section 48(1) of the Care of Children Act 2004 about the role of providing day-to-day care for the child, or about contact with the child ” for the words “ for the custody of, or access to, the child ” .