Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
I am scheduled for mediation in 13 days and my attorney filed a motion to appear telephonically. My ex's attorney just objected, but has known about it for over a month. What are the chances that the judge would require me to attend. The mediation is in Tampa and I live in Ohio. Also, I have lost my employment and have still been paying for support this whole time, but do not have the money for a plane ticket, especially at this short notice. It appears that my ex is just doing this to inconvenience me. Please advise.
1 Answer from Attorneys
I think you're right about the inconvenience thing. If your mediation is being held in the courthouse (at MDS), phone mediations are part of the rules. It doesn't even require a motion. Just call MDS, tell them you will be appearing by telephone, and prepay your mediation fee. We do telephonic mediations in Tampa all the time. They have speakerphones in every mediation room for just this purpose. I'm surprised your lawyer doesn't know this.
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