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  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has been utilized by the Florida Court System to resolve disputes for over 25 years, starting with the creation of the first citizen dispute settlement (CDS) center in Dade County in 1975. Since that time, the uses of mediation and arbitration have grown as the Legislature and judiciary have created one of the most comprehensive court-connected mediation programs in the country.
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    NEW RELEASE

    New May 2009 Edition of the Resolution Report now available!
    Resolution Report May 2009

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    18th ANNUAL DRC CONFERENCE
    for Mediators & Arbitrators August 20 - August 22, 2009 Rosen Centre Hotel Orlando, FL
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    Registration Brochure is now available!

    Registration Form is available here

    RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SURVEYS

    The Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Residential Mortgage Foreclosures would like to hear from you if you are involved in a residential mortgage foreclosure case. Please click on the appropriate link below to take a survey regarding your experience.

    Please click on the link below to take the survey for borrowers:
    Mortgage Foreclosure Survey for Borrowers

    Please click on the link below to take the survey for mortgage holders/lenders:
    Mortgage Foreclosure Survey for Mortgage Holders/Lenders

    Please click on the link below to take the survey for attorneys:
    Mortgage Foreclosure Survey for attorneys

    Presione el enlace abajo para contestar la encuesta de prestatarios:
    Encuesta de Ejecuciones Hipotecarias para Prestatarios Hispanos/Mortgage Foreclosure Survey for Hispanic Borrowers

    Klike silvouplè sou liy anba a ki souliye pou ka pran enkèt la pou moun yo k’ap prete:
    Mortgage Foreclosure Survey for Haitian Creole Borrowers


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    Now Available:

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

    2009 Resource Handbook includes the following:

    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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