Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Family Law Procedure

Are parties required to attend mediation in their Florida family law case? Some jurisdictions require that the parties attend mediation prior to a trial date being set in their case. This is so that the parties have an opportunity to resolve their differences rather than having the judge decide what happens. Some parties agree in their settlement contracts that any future disagreements will be submitted to mediation prior to the parties initiating litigation. This was an issue in the case Rudnick v. Harman, 4D20-1004 (Fla. 4th DCA July 22, 2020).