Mediation
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Mediation in Florida
WHAT IS MEDIATION?
Mediation is a method of alternative dispute resolution. Alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation offer parties opportunities to resolve their disputes without judicial intervention.
Mediation is a process whereby a neutral and impartial third person acts to encourage and facilitate the resolution of a dispute without prescribing what it should be. It is an informal and nonadversarial process intended to help disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement.
WHAT IS A MEDIATOR?
A mediator helps you speak with the party with whom you are having a dispute. A mediator may assist each party see the conflict from each other side’s point of view.
The role of the mediator is to reduce obstacles to communication, assist in the identification of issues and exploration of alternatives, and otherwise facilitate voluntary agreements resolving the dispute. The ultimate decision-making authority is with the parties.
Guala Law Firm’s Managing Shareholder, Peter J. Guala, is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator. You can click this link to learn more about him. In Florida, to become certified by the Florida Supreme Court, a mediator must meet several requirements including the completion of a Florida Supreme Court certified training program for mediation and satisfaction of other requirements.
WHAT WILL BE THE MEDIATION’S RESULT?
A mediation generally will end in one of the following three ways:
- the parties reach an agreement as to some or all issues – the parties (and their lawyers if present) sign the agreement;
- the mediator, with the parties’ consent, continues the mediation session by adjourning for the day; or
- an impasse is declared because you, the other party, or both are unwilling to continue. If an impasse is declared as to some or all issues, then you and the other party will go back to court to decide your case.