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5 verbatim requirements extracted from 3446-01__2008-11.pdf, across 2 topics.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie). Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used anywhere in this chain. HEARING TIME & ARGUMENT LIMITS • ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS INTER-OFFICE MEMO 2008-32 TO: FROM: Honorable Jeffrey K. Barton Honorable Marsha Ewing Honorable Sharon Robertson Honorable Edwin M. Fry, Jr. ~f\ D Thomas A. Genung, Trial Court Administr~ DATE: October 23,2008 RE: Administrative Order 2008-11 - Mediation of Family Law Cases Attached pleasefind original Administrative Order 2008-11 for filing with the Court. If you have any questions regarding the above, pleasedo not hesitate to contact me. TAGjmt Attachment cc wjattach: All Judges in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit All Magistr~tes and Hearing Officers in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit All Staff Attorneys in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Honorable Bruce Colton, State Attornels Office Honorable Diamond Litty, Public Defender's Office All County Attorneys in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit All Local Law Libraries All Local Bar Presidents 250 N.W. Country Club Drive. Suite 217. Port St. Lucie, FL 34986. (772) 807-4370. FAX (772) 807-4377 • IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR INDIAN RIVER, MARTIN, OKEECHOBEE AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 08 - 11 RE: Mediation of Family Law Cases WHEREAS, Chapter 44, Florida Statutes, and Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.740 provide for mediation of family law actions; and WHEREAS, Florida Statutes 44.108, provide for the funding of family law mediation programs; WHEREAS, the mission of the Unified Family Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit is to assist in moving families through a traumatic period of their lives in the least traumatic way; Pursuant to Rule 2.215, Fla. R. Jud. Admin., it is therefore ORDERED: 1. All issues in proceedings before the Unified Family Court may be referred to mediation by the presiding judge, magistrate or hearing officer unless excluded by statute or rule. Matters referred to the Family Mediation Program will be handled by Florida Supreme Court certified family mediators and/or dependency mediators as appropriate. In cases that are not referred through the Family Mediation Program, the parties may agree upon a mediator pursuant to Florida Rules of Family Procedure 12.741 (6). 2. All Family Mediation Services referred through the Family Mediation Program shall be administered and coordinated by the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Mediation Program at the direction of the Chief Judge of this circuit. All mediations conducted through the Family Mediation Program shall be in accordance with the Florida Rules of Family Procedure 12.741, as well as all sections of this Administrative Order. This program shall be available to all cases in which the parties have a combined gross income of less than $100,000.00. - 1 - • d. SCHEDULING MEDIATION Upon receipt of the Order of Referral, the Family Mediation Program will coordinate and schedule the mediation session, assign a mediator, and provide written notice (Attachment 1) to all parties of the time, date, and location of the mediation. Once a case has been referred to mediation, a final hearing will not be held until the Court has received a Report of Mediation and/or a Mediation Agreement has been filed. e. PAYMENT OF MEDIATION FEES Pursuant to the Order of Referral to Mediation, the parties shall each pay their court ordered mediation fees to the Clerk of Court in the county in which the case is filed prior to the scheduled mediation. The parties must bring their paid receipts to the mediation. f. PAYMENT OF CONTRACT MEDIATOR Payment of contract mediators shall be in accordance with the Professional Services Agreement between the mediator and the 19thJudicial Circuit. g. CONTINUANCES AND CANCELLATION A mediation conference scheduled through the Family Mediation Program may not be canceled or continued without approval of the Family Mediation Program or the referring court. If a party fails to attend the mediation conference, they shall be responsible for the total cost of mediation (both their cost and the other side's cost). If, within 2 (two) business days of the scheduled mediation conference, a party requests that the mediation be continued and the request is granted, then the party requesting the continuance shall be solely responsible for the total fee for mediation (both their mediation fee and the fee of the other party). 3 PROPOSED ORDERS • h. SANCTIONS In the event a party does not pay the Clerk of Court for the mediation session, or if either party fails to attend the mediation session or does not provide the required two (2) business days notice of cancellation or continuance, the Court may impose sanctions in accordance with rule 12.741(b)(2), Florida Family Rules of Procedure. 7. REPORT OF MEDIATOR a. Within five (5) business days after the mediation, the mediator shall file the original mediation report with the Clerk of Court, with copies to the judge/magistrate and parties. The Report of Mediator will address attendance of parties, payment by the parties, and indicate impasse, settlement or partial settlement. b. If a Mediation Agreement was reached, the mediator shall file the original Mediation Agreement with the Clerk of Court, and send a copy of the Mediation Agreement to the Judge assigned to the case accompanied by an original and sufficient copies for each party of the Joint Stipulation Approving Mediation Agreement (Attachment 2) or Stipulated Final Order of Modification of Final Judgment (for post-judgment matters)(Attachment 3), or other stipulated final order, a completed Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, when appropriate, and stamped envelopes addressed to each party. Upon signing of the Order by the Court, the Mediation Agreement will become an Order of the Court. 8. The Clerk of each county is directed to maintain the Mediation Trust Fund previously established. The balance of the funds remaining in the Mediation Trust Fund shall not revert to the Board of County Commissioners at the end of each year; rather, it shall rollover for use each successive year. If the Family Mediation Program is ever terminated, the balance of the Mediation Trust Fund will revert to the Board of County Commissioners in each county on behalf of the Court's Family Mediation Program after all mediators have been paid. 4 • 9. That this Order shall be effective upon signing, and shall rescind and replace Administrative Order 05-10. .J?~NEAND ORDERED in quadruplicate at Stuart, Martin County, Florida this--,:;:;lU-day of October, 2008. CJ~ ChiefJudge 5
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS INTER-OFFICE MEMO 2008-32 TO: FROM: Honorable Jeffrey K. Barton Honorable Marsha Ewing Honorable Sharon Robertson Honorable Edwin M. Fry, Jr. ~f\ D Thomas A. Genung, Trial Court Administr~ DATE: October 23,2008 RE: Administrative Order 2008-11 - Mediation of Family Law Cases Attached pleasefind original Administrative Order 2008-11 for filing with the Court. If you have any questions regarding the above, pleasedo not hesitate to contact me. TAGjmt Attachment cc wjattach: All Judges in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit All Magistr~tes and Hearing Officers in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit All Staff Attorneys in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Honorable Bruce Colton, State Attornels Office Honorable Diamond Litty, Public Defender's Office All County Attorneys in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit All Local Law Libraries All Local Bar Presidents 250 N.W. Coun
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 5618c7587ff143c81bfd40c4032dd7100c856da2f99403821a6acd26f4e81e58. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass.
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