Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

The mediator will try and facilitate a settlement of all the issues in your divorce proceeding. They cannot give legal advice nor can they force you to settle. If a settlement is reached then you and your wife sign and the judge will issue a final judgment adopting the settlement as part of the final judgment. In order to drop the injunction you will need to file a petition to modify the injunction and the judge will hold a hearing to determine if your petition should be granted.

You don't need mediation if your divorce isn't contested. But realize that there are a lot more issues in a divorce than just the issue of ending the marriage. A divorce is considered contested until you settle all the issues, including timeshare with the children, dividing all the debt and property, possible alimony, and setting the child support amount (which must be set by state guidelines), and any other issues you wish to settle in the divorce. Settling the divorce does not dissolve the injunction unless you both agree to dissolve the injunction. If you settle, the divorce can usually be finalized by the judge in three to six weeks, depending on your county.

Mediation is always ordered by the court in each case, at the medieation you and your ex can reduce your agreement to writing with the mediators assistance.