Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

I filed for divorce in florida in july 2009 after thirty months of marriage. a scheduledgreed to mediation. first mediation session had to be stopped after three hours due to my illness and no where near any agreement. subsequent scheduled mediation sessions [2] scheduled two months apart were cancelled by my spouse for various reasons,i.e., going out of town and dental appointment. convinced these cacellations were deliberate, i directed my attorney to request through the assigned judge a final hearing as i am certain this case will not be resolved through mediation. my spouse objected and the judge ruled in spouse's favor directing us back to mediation.

i am convinced this case will not be settled at mediation and will eventually end up before the judge. are there any legal processes i can

initiate in order to get this case back before the judge?


Asked on 4/22/10, 8:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lucreita Becude Lucreita D. Becude, P.A.

The judge will expect you to mediate your case. It will be up to the mediator's report to the judge that the matters can not be resolved. What could possibly be mediated for such a short duration of marriage (2.5 years) REally! If your attorney is worth his salt, then schedule a mediation that will be set in stone. Otherwise, try filing an action with the general master's office (and hope the other attorney will not object) and resolve some of the issues - ie child support, alimony, property ownership, vehicles, or what ever it is that seems to be holding this up.

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Answered on 4/28/10, 7:36 am


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