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What is a MIAM?
A Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) is conducted by an authorised family mediator for the purpose of providing parties with information about mediation and other disputes resolution mechanisms available. The mediator will assess the suitability of mediation for the parties, having particular regard to any domestic violence or risk of harm for children subject to the family application.
There are two types of surrogacy’s including partial and traditional surrogacy.
Partial surrogacy involves the surrogate mother’s egg. The commissioning father will donate his sperm in a partial surrogacy and therefore be genetically related to the child too. The commissioning parents are the couple who enter into the arrangement with the surrogate.
Within divorce proceedings the court has power to make orders about the family home or any other property you or your spouse own. The Court cannot order a lender to lend you more money, but a properly drafted court order and careful preparation in the run-up to applying for a new mortgage can maximise your borrowing power.
As you near the end of your maternity leave questions begin to surface regarding the care of the child. For some, it may be possible financially for one parent to not return to work, instead giving up their career to look after the children. Whilst this may be practical during the course of the marriage, what happens should the relationship break down?
As many of you will have noticed the Christmas cards, wrapping paper and presents are creeping their way into the shops and supermarkets. Most of you would consider the beginning of October far too early to consider Christmas, and in terms of presents and ordering the Turkey for the Christmas dinner I would agree.
