Florida Statutes Title V Chapter 44 - Mediation Alternatives To Judicial Action

• 44.1011 - Definitions.
  As used in this chapter:(1) “Arbitration” means a process whereby a neutral third person or panel, called an arbitrator or arbitration panel, considers the facts and...
• 44.102 - Court-ordered Mediation.
  (1) Court-ordered mediation shall be conducted according to rules of practice and procedure adopted by the Supreme Court.(2) A court, under rules adopted by the Supreme Court:(a) Must,...
• 44.103 - Court-ordered, Nonbinding Arbitration.
  (1) Court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration shall be conducted according to the rules of practice and procedure adopted by the Supreme Court.(2) A court, pursuant to rules adopted by...
• 44.104 - Voluntary Binding Arbitration And Voluntary Trial Resolution.
  (1) Two or more opposing parties who are involved in a civil dispute may agree in writing to submit the controversy to voluntary binding arbitration, or...
• 44.106 - Standards And Procedures For Mediators And Arbitrators; Fees.
  The Supreme Court shall establish minimum standards and procedures for qualifications, certification, professional conduct, discipline, and training for mediators and arbitrators who are appointed pursuant...
• 44.107 - Immunity For Arbitrators, Mediators, And Mediator Trainees.
  (1) Arbitrators serving under s. 44.103 or s. 44.104, mediators serving under s. 44.102, and trainees fulfilling the mentorship requirements for certification by the Supreme Court...
• 44.108 - Funding Of Mediation And Arbitration.
  (1) Mediation and arbitration should be accessible to all parties regardless of financial status. A filing fee of $1 is levied on all proceedings in the...
• 44.201 - Citizen Dispute Settlement Centers; Establishment; Operation; Confidentiality.
  (1) The chief judge of a judicial circuit, after consultation with the board of county commissioners of a county or with two or more boards of...
• 44.401 - Mediation Confidentiality And Privilege Act.
  Sections 44.401-44.406 may be known by the popular name the “Mediation Confidentiality and Privilege Act.”History.—s. 4, ch. 2004-291.
• 44.402 - Scope.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided, ss. 44.401-44.406 apply to any mediation:(a) Required by statute, court rule, agency rule or order, oral or written case-specific court order, or...
• 44.403 - Mediation Confidentiality And Privilege Act; Definitions.
  As used in ss. 44.401-44.406, the term:(1) “Mediation communication” means an oral or written statement, or nonverbal conduct intended to make an assertion, by or to...
• 44.404 - Mediation; Duration.
  (1) A court-ordered mediation begins when an order is issued by the court and ends when:(a) A partial or complete settlement agreement, intended to resolve the dispute...
• 44.405 - Confidentiality; Privilege; Exceptions.
  (1) Except as provided in this section, all mediation communications shall be confidential. A mediation participant shall not disclose a mediation communication to a person other...
• 44.406 - Confidentiality; Civil Remedies.
  (1) Any mediation participant who knowingly and willfully discloses a mediation communication in violation of s. 44.405 shall, upon application by any party to a court...

Last modified: September 23, 2016