10-30-S IN RE: JUVENILE - DEPENDENCY MEDIATION - FLORIDA STATUTES CHAPTER 39 MANDATORY REFERRAL OF ALL CONTESTED DEPENDENCY CASES TO MEDIATION - ORDERED 10/13/2010 BY J. PRESTON SILVERNAIL
EXCERPT: “WHEREAS, certain Chapter 39 dependency and Termination of Parental Rights matters that include matters of abuse, abandonment and neglect, may, through an informal and non-adversarial mediation process facilitated by a Supreme Court certified dependency mediator, be resolved in an amicable and expeditious manner and WHEREAS, the parties may be facilitated by a Mediator in the identification of issues, the fostering of joint problem solving, the exploration of settlement alternatives to effect resolution of the dispute between two or more parties and (Open AO for more information.)”
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