Mediators
Family Mediation External Panel
The Legal Aid Board has established a Family Mediator Private Practitioner Panel to provide mediation services to the Board’s clients on foot of Section 5(1) and Section 11A(1) of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (as amended).
Work covered by the panel
Clients referred under the terms of this panel will include family mediation for:
- Divorce
- Separation
- Dissolution of Civil Partnership
- Maintenance
- Custody, Access and Guardianship
- Parenting
Joining the panel
To join the panel you can download the application form. Complete in full and return to: fmsops@legalaidboard.ie
Once you are a member of our panel, the Legal Aid Board will assign cases, having regard to its internally established criteria. These include the geographical location of applicants, length of waiting times and the number on waiting lists.
Fees and Claim Form
There is a standard scale of fees payable per case to a mediator on the Panel for the provision of services. These can be found attached to the Terms and Conditions here.
Claims relating to existing cases referred under the Panel can be made using this Claim Form.