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Serving as co-counsel following service as mediator for the same case is not permitted. |
Rules 10.200, 10.330, 10.340 , 10.360, 10.620
Note: Changes to the rules in 2006 may impact this opinion.
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Serving as counsel following service as mediator for the same case is not permitted. |
Rules 10.340(d), 10.420(c), and 10.620; 1.730(b) and 12.740(f)(1) |
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Mediator should decline serving as a Special Master following mediating a case. |
Rules 10.360, 10.620; Section 44.405(2), Florida Statutes
Note: Changes to the statute in 2004 and rules in 2006 may impact this opinion.
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An attorney-mediator may represent a party in a subsequent dissolution of marriage. |
Rules 10.330(c), 10.340(d), 10.620
Note: Changes to the rules in 2000 may impact this opinion.
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Mediating for parties who have been marriage counseling clients is permissible, if both request. |
Rules 10.330, 10.340(b), 10.610, 10.620, 10.650
Note: Changes to the rules in 2000 may impact this opinion.
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A mediator may disclose that s/he has mediated with an attorney, claims representatives, or other parties previously, but is not required to do so unless there is a “close personal relationship” or other circumstance specifically referenced in the rules. |
Rules 10.330(b), 10.340(a)-(b) |
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It is permissible for an attorney mediator to subsequently serve as an attorney for an individual in an unrelated case against a party who participated in a mediation with this mediator. |
Rules 10.330(c), 10.620
MEAC 97-002
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A mediator’s employment as a Deputy Clerk do not inherently cause ethical concerns. |
Rules 10.330(a), 10.340, 10.620 |
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A GAL is not expressly prohibited from becoming certified or serving as a mediator in dependency cases. |
Rules: 10.340(a) - (c) |
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Providing training to persons who are later parties to a mediation does not preclude a mediator from mediating so long as disclosure is made and parties request the mediator to serve. |
Rules 10.340(a) - (c) |
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The mediation rules do not prohibit a full-time mediator employed by the county from mediating privately on his/her own time. |
Rules 10.330, 10.340, 10.500, 10.620
Chapter 112, Part III, Florida Statutes
Note: Changes to the rules in 2000 may impact this opinion.
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