A structured methodology for transnational family disputes.
MIFT is a jurisdiction-neutral operational framework for attorneys, mediators, and other qualified professionals handling transnational family disputes. It supports cross-border screening, procedure design, professional coordination, and implementation planning across jurisdictions.
MIFT is currently establishing its professional implementation and pilot infrastructure. Verified implementation metrics will be published as professionals begin using the framework, assessment tools, professional resources, and pilot program. Public metrics will reflect only actual, documented platform activity.
Designed for family-law attorneys, mediators, ADR professionals, bar-committee members, and academic programs working with internationally connected families.
MIFT is not intended to delay urgent judicial, administrative, or Central Authority action. Users should promptly consult qualified counsel regarding applicable Hague Convention procedures and deadlines.
What MIFT offers professionals
A structured methodology
Four connected stages guide professionals from structured intake to child-centered safeguards, without prescribing legal outcomes.
Educational decision-support
Assessments and toolkits designed as professional aids — never automated legal advice, never a substitute for qualified counsel.
Cross-border by design
Built to help professionals navigate jurisdictional complexity, communication protocols, and enforceability considerations.
Privacy-conscious
The platform collects only categorical, non-identifying data. No child names, no case numbers, no case narratives.
MIFT includes a structured screening for safety, coercion or power imbalance, domestic violence indicators, urgency, and risk of wrongful removal or retention. MIFT does not itself determine the child's best interests.
Open the Mediation Suitability & Safety ScreeningA core MIFT component: planning how a cross-border decision or agreement will actually operate — including recognition considerations across jurisdictions, enforceability review, judicial approval pathways, foreign-counsel coordination, and logistical execution.
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Four ways to engage with MIFT as a practitioner.