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26 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order 2011-006 SEE Also 2015-016.
Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pinellas/Pasco). Administrative orders change without notice; the court's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, fetched live 2026-08-03; whitespace normalised only. • Parties and their attorneys are directed to continue to conduct mediation of foreclosure actions in accordance with Administrative Order 2010-025 PA/PI-CIR or subsequent Administrative Order. • For non-court-provided mediation, the Program will also assign a contracted mediator in rotation when the parties do not timely select their own mediator in accordance with Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.741(b)(6)(A) or Rule of Civil Procedure 1.720(f)(1). • Mediation must be conducted in accordance with the applicable Rule of Procedure, the Florida Rules For Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators 10.200, et seq ., Chapter 44, Florida Statutes, the order of referral, and instructions of the Program regarding the mediation process. • In each case of court-provided mediation, the mediator must be under contract with the Court. • In that case, the parties must still comply with the order of referral and will pay the mediator's fee directly to the mediator. d. • When mediation fees are due for court-provided mediation in accordance with this Administrative Order and section 44.108, Florida Statutes, the Clerk of Circuit Court for Pasco County and the Clerk of Circuit Court for Pinellas County must collect those fees from the parties in addition to any filing fees required by section 44.108, Florida Statutes. • The Clerk must not collect fees from a person who is determined indigent by the presiding judge, from a person who was determined indigent by the Clerk in the current proceeding, or a person who was determined indigent in another proceeding in the Sixth Judicial Circuit within the previous six months. • When ordered by a judge, parties must participate in mediation of any juvenile dependency matter arising under Chapter 39, Florida Statutes. • When ordered by a judge or by a small claims hearing officer, parties must participate in court-provided mediation for the mediation of any matter referred by the judge or hearing officer. • When ordered by a judge, parties must participate in mediation of county civil cases. b. • When the parties have not paid the mediation fees within 20 days of the order of referral, the Program will issue a "Notice to Comply with Court-Provided Mediation" to the parties, which advises the parties to pay the fee within 10 days of the date of the Notice. • In such cases, the parties must compensate the mediator at the rate agreed to by the mediator and the parties. • If the parties do not select their own mediator in accordance with Rule of Civil Procedure 1.720(f )( 1) within 10 days of the order of referral, the Program will select a mediator by rotation, who the parties will then compensate as if the parties had privately retained the mediator. • On order of referral, the parties must pay and the Clerk must collect the $60.00 fee per party per mediation session that is prescribed for other cases referred to court-provided county civil mediation. • The mediator must obtain the written consent of all parties to continue mediation beyond the initial session. • Such consent must contain a statement from the parties that they understand an additional mediation fee must be paid by each non-indigent party to the Clerk of the Circuit Court pursuant to section 44.108, Florida Statutes. • After a case is referred to mediation, counsel of record and pro se litigants must prepare and present any appropriate judgment, order, or notice of dismissal or stipulation of the parties in accordance with the mediated settlement. • When ordered by the presiding judge, or when automatically referred to mediation in accordance with this Administrative Order, parties must participate in mediation of family cases. b. • To determine eligibility for court-provided family mediation and the appropriate amount that each party must pay, each party must submit a current Florida Family Law Financial Affidavit (Family Law Forms 12.902 (b) or 12.902 (c)), an Affidavit of Income for Purposes of Establishing Mediation Fees, or a Financial Affidavit to the Program within ten (10) days of the order of referral. • The Program will issue a "Notice of Referral to Mediation" to the parties when court-ordered mediation has not been assigned to a mediator within 20 days of the order of referral. • The written Notice will inform the parties that within 10 days of the date of the Notice, each must: • If one party has filed financial information with the Program that indicates he or she may be eligible for court-provided mediation, but the other party has not completed any of the above actions within 10 days of the date of the written Notice of Referral to Mediation, the Program will inform the presiding judge of the other party's failure to cooperate. • If no party completes any of the actions in this subparagraph within 10 days of the date of the Notice of Referral to Mediation, the parties will be deemed ineligible for court-provided mediation. • When parties who are eligible for court-provided mediation have not paid the mediation fees within 20 days of that determination, the Program will issue a "Notice to Comply with Court-Provided Mediation" to the parties, which advises the parties to pay the fee within 10 days of the date of the Notice. • If the mediation fees are not paid by at least one of the parties within 10 days, the parties are deemed ineligible for court-provided mediation. • If the parties do not select their own mediator in accordance with Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.741(b)(6)(A) within 10 days of the order of referral, the Program will select a mediator by rotation, who the parties will then compensate as if the parties had privately retained the mediator.
Parties and their attorneys are directed to continue to conduct mediation of foreclosure actions in accordance with Administrative Order 2010-025 PA/PI-CIR or subsequent Administrative Order.
Reviewer note: Composed from the court's own bytes during the 6th's ledger close 2026-08-03; scope from the court's numbering convention (PI-/PA-/PA⁄PI) or an exclusive county mention.
18 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., M-2018-65 — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
13 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Interpreter Services – English — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
25 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2022-004.