(1) Except as otherwise provided, ss. 44.401–44.406 apply to any mediation:

(a) Required by statute, court rule, agency rule or order, oral or written case-specific court order, or court administrative order;

Terms Used In Florida Statutes 44.402

  • Mediation: includes :
    (a) "Appellate court mediation" which means mediation that occurs during the pendency of an appeal of a civil case. See Florida Statutes 44.1011
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • writing: includes handwriting, printing, typewriting, and all other methods and means of forming letters and characters upon paper, stone, wood, or other materials. See Florida Statutes 1.01
(b) Conducted under ss. 44.401–44.406 by express agreement of the mediation parties; or
(c) Facilitated by a mediator certified by the Supreme Court, unless the mediation parties expressly agree not to be bound by ss. 44.401–44.406.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision, the mediation parties may agree in writing that any or all of s. 44.405(1), s. 44.405(2), or s. 44.406 will not apply to all or part of a mediation proceeding.
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