Section 14 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Procedure at mediation conference

14 Procedure at mediation conference (1) At each mediation conference a Family Court Judge shall be the Chairman. (2) The objectives of the conference shall be— (a) To identify the matters in issue between the parties; and (b) To try to obtain agreement between the parties on the resolution of those matters. (3) Any barrister or solicitor representing a party may, at the request of that party, be present at the conference to assist and advise that party. (4) Where the role of providing day-to-day care for, or contact with, a child is in issue at the conference, any barrister or solicitor appointed to represent the child may be present. (5) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) of this section, every mediation conference shall, unless the Chairman otherwise directs, be held in private. (6) The Chairman may from time to time adjourn the conference to a time and place to be appointed by the Chairman. (7) The Chairman shall record in writing the matters in issue at the conference, showing separately— (a) Those matters on which agreement is reached between the parties; and (b) Those matters on which no agreement is reached between the parties— and the record shall be filed in the District Court in which the relevant proceedings are filed. Subsection (4) was substituted, as from 1 July 2005, by section 151 Care of Children Act 2004 (2004 No 90).