Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation

Chief Justice issues Administrative Order on Residential Mortgage Foreclosures Administrative Order SC09-54

If you are interested in foreclosure mediation and are not currently a Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator please read the Certification Qualifications

For information on foreclosure training and requirements contact your local circuits.

DRC Conference August 2010
Cancellation Notice

The Florida Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) of the Florida Supreme Court reluctantly announces it has canceled the Annual Conference for Mediators and Arbitrators scheduled for August 2010. As many of you are aware, the entire state court system has faced both the loss of financial and human resources in the last two years. Nevertheless, during this time, and while many of the units of our colleagues here at the Supreme Court are being forced to cancel statewide programs, the DRC has been given continued approval to offer mediators and arbitrators this wonderful opportunity.

Additionally, this year the new training standards are in effect and are placing an additional staff and time burden on the DRC. Further, the DRC has received requests to begin our regular county court certification training again around the state.

These added responsibilities, along with the departure of our former Director and the transition by the new Director have made it more difficult to accomplish all of our goals and caused us to re-prioritize for this year.

We want you to know, the DRC places a high value on offering our Annual Conference for Mediators and Arbitrators and we hope to announce our plans for 2011 in the near future. As always, the ultimate decision for approval of the conference comes from the Supreme Court, although we anticipate our being able to offer the conference again in 2011.

If you are a certified mediator who needs continuing mediator education (CME) credits, the DRC website, http://www.flcourts.org/gen_public/adr/CME/cmeactivities.shtml, offers a list of organizations offering educational programs for CME credits. In addition, audio recordings from our 2009 conference are available from Convention Recordings, http://www.conventionrecordings.com/. As a reminder, listening to a tape/CD with another person and discussing the materials qualifies as a “live” CME activity.

Please let us know if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you at a future event (if not before!).

Janice M. Fleischer, J.D.
DRC Director

Chief Justice issues Administrative Order on Residential Mortgage Foreclosures
Administrative Order SC09-54

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Chief Justice adopted new Mediation Training Standards and Procedures on July 24, 2009
Administrative Order SC09-34

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RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SURVEYS

The final report is completed. You may view it at the Supreme Court's website. The Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force would like to thank everyone who participated in our recent surveys.

Petitions to amend Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators currently before the Supreme Court:

Appellate Mediation SC09-118 In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure and the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Comments (Appellate Court Rules Committee)
Appendix A

Advertising SC09-1384 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G

Now Available:

ADR in Florida's Trial Courts - Performance and Accountability Report

2009 Resource Handbook includes the following:

• Florida ADR Statutes
• Florida Procedural Rules: Mediation & Arbitration
• Florida Rules for Certified & Court-Appointed Mediators
• Florida Rules for Court-Appointed Arbitrators
• Mediation Training Programs Standards & Procedures
  • Administrative Order SC09-34 Mediation Training Administrative Order
• Administrative Order AOSC08-23

2006 Compendium

Contains statistics and descriptions of court-connected ADR programs; contact information for court ADR programs, Supreme Court ADR committees and boards. The latest 2007 edition is available in hard copy. Please see the order form below for more information.

Ordering Information

If you would like to order a copy of the Resource Handbook, Compendium, or any other DRC material. Please complete the order form and mail along with payment to the Dispute Resolution Center.

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