Mediating in Good Faith

In order for a Florida Family Law mediation to result in a Mediated Settlement Agreement, our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators at Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc. have found that both spouses must show up to the mediation fully informed about all of their financial issues, both assets and liabilities; as well as more importantly […]

Family Cases and the Military

The United States Armed Forces number more than 1.25 million on active duty and approximately 150,000 of this number are deployed overseas. So as one can imagine, when a member of the military is going through a Florida Dissolution of Marriage there are different issues and concerns that are required for a mediator to consider. […]

Financial Information: Are you ready for Mediation?

A major problem that our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators at Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc. sometimes see during a mediation is where one party will try to manipulate the process. Usually in this scenario, one spouse has an earning capacity that is very much higher than his or her spouse. In addition, this spouse […]

IRS and Alimony and how it affects you

When President Trump signed into effect “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”, it made a tremendous impact on Florida Family Law Dissolution of Marriage that are both positive and negative. On January 1, 2019, one portion of “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” went into effect which has a significant impact on how alimony payments […]

Mediation with the New Year

The New Year is upon us and in the experience of our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators at Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc., many couples wait until after the holidays to separate and/or file a Florida Petition for Dissolution of Marriage – especially when they have young children. Quite often, couples in this position want […]

Mediating Retirement Accounts

One of the more difficult things that our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators at Mediation of Coral Springs has to explain to the parties is how retirement benefits are divided upon a husband and wife obtaining a Dissolution of Marriage in Florida. In order to divide retirement benefits, a legal document that is called a […]

Why Mediation

One of the most important questions that a husband or wife who is in the process of a contested divorce as is whether he or she should mediate their case. This can be a tough question to answer depending on the dynamics of the parties’ relationship, the financial situation of the parties, the complexity of […]

Mediating when a party is self-employed

One of the most difficult mediations to conduct is in an extremely contentious divorce where one or both spouses are self employed and where the husband and wife are fighting over children, spousal support, and assets. At Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc., our Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators have found that in most cases the […]

Preparing for Mediation

Prior to mediating your Family Law dispute before a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator such as Mediation of Coral Springs, Inc., it is extremely important that you are prepared for mediation. If you are not represented by an attorney, you should at least obtain a consultation with an experienced Florida Family Law attorney. An attorney […]