Mediating to Terminate Alimony

In addition to mediating Florida divorce cases, our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators at Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc. also routinely mediate modification cases; with one of the more difficult being where a former spouse is attempting to terminate his or her alimony obligation. In order to understand this issue, we need to first look […]

Financial Affidavits and Mediation

One major problem that our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators see during mediations is where one or both parties spend too much focus on what is contained in the Florida Family Law Affidavit that they have prepared, especially when the parties are Pro Se. Pro Se means that you are choosing to represent yourself instead […]

Trying your case at Mediation

At Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc., our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators have mediated several cases where one or both parties tried their case at mediation and were successful in reaching a mediated settlement agreement. This can be a very good strategy and it is much less expensive than going to trial as well as […]

Talking to your children about Divorce

Going through a divorce can be quite challenging, but when there are children involved it can become much more problematic. At Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc., our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators routinely hear a party state just how important their children are to that person only to then hear this person downgrade and belittle […]

Mediation and Alimony

One of the major questions that are presented to our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators by pro se parties is “how much alimony can I get?”. This is a very difficult question to answer because in Florida mediators are not allowed to give legal advice and they also must be fair and impartial with respect […]

Mediating Prior to Filing with the Courts

Many people don’t realize that a married couple who are planning to get divorced are able to mediate all of their issues before either of them files a petition for dissolution of marriage. Our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators at Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc. have found that when parties mediate prior to filing for […]

Mental Health and Mediation

Our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators at Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc. routinely conduct mediations where one or both parties have some sort of mental health condition. Our mediators are very cognizant that these types of issues can be extremely sensitive and that some parties are not willing to openly discuss or even acknowledge their […]

Mediating Custody or Time Sharing with a Parenting Plan

Our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators at Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc. sometimes mediate divorce cases with parties who are unrepresented by legal counsel and they have misconceptions about how “custody” is determined under Florida Family Law statutes. Often, one spouse will tell our mediators that he or she wants “full custody” but can’t explain […]

Mediating and Domestic Violence

Our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators at Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc. have found that mediating divorce or paternity cases where the parties’ marriage or relationship ended because of domestic violence can have some very specific difficulties. These types of mediation can have many different issues as opposed to other types of Florida Family Law […]

Can a mediation agreement be set aside?

When our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators conducts a mediation; Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc. strives to make certain that your mediated settlement agreement will be approved by the Florida Family Law Judge who is assigned to your case and who will ultimately enter a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage. In addition, it is […]