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| FLORIDA RULES FOR CERTIFIED AND COURT - APPOINTED MEDIATORS |
| PART I. Mediator Qualifications |
| Rule 10.010 General Qualifications (these are the requirements for certification) |
| (a) | County Court Mediators. For certification a mediator of county court matters must be certified as a circuit court or family mediator or: |
| (1) | complete a minimum of 20 hours in a training program certified by the supreme court; |
| (2) | observe a minimum of 4 county court mediation conferences conducted by a court - certified mediator and conduct 4 county court mediation conferences under the supervision and observation of a court - certified mediator; and |
| (3) | be of good moral character. |
| (b) | Family Mediators. For certification of a mediator of family and dissolution of marriage issues must: |
| (1) | complete a minimum of 40 hours in a family mediation training program certified by the supreme court; |
| (2) | have a master's degree or doctorate in social work, mental health, or behavioral or social sciences; be a physician certified to practice adult or child psychiatry; or be an attorney or a certified public accountant licensed to practice in any United States jurisdiction; and have at least 4 years practical experience with a minimum of 10 mediations per year; |
| (3) | observe 2 family mediations conducted by a certified family mediator and conduct 2 family mediations under the supervision and observation of a certified family mediator; and |
| (4) | be of good moral character. |
| (c) | Circuit Court Mediators. For certification a mediator of circuit court matters, other than family matters, must: |
| (1) | complete a minimum of 40 hours in a circuit court mediation training program certified by the supreme court; |
| (2) | be a member in good standing of the Florida Bar with at least 5 years of Florida practice and be an active member of the Florida Bar within 1 year of application for certification; or be a retired judge from any United States jurisdiction who was a member in good standing of the bar in the state in which the judge presided for at least 5 years immediately preceding the year certification is sought; |
| (3) | observe 2 circuit court mediations conducted by a certified mediator and conduct 2 circuit mediations under the supervision and observation of a certified circuit court mediator; and |
| (4) | be of good moral character. |
| (d) | Dependency Mediators. For certification a mediator of dependency matters, as defined in Florida Rules for Juvenile Procedure 8.290(a) must: |
| (1) | complete a supreme court certified dependency mediation program as follows: |
| (A) | 40 hours if the applicant is not a certified family mediator or is a certified family mediator who has not mediated at least 4 dependency cases; or |
| (B) | 20 hours if the applicant is a certified family mediator who has mediated at least 4 dependency cases; and |
| (2) | have a master's degree or doctorate in social work, mental health, behavioral sciences or social sciences; or be a physician licensed to practice adult or child psychiatry or pediatrics; or be an attorney licensed to practice in any United States jurisdiction; and |
| (3) | have 4 years experience in family and / or dependency issues or be a licensed mental health professional with at least 4 years practical experience or be a supreme court certified family or circuit mediator with a minimum of 20 mediations; and |
| (4) | observe 4 dependency mediations conducted by a certified dependency mediator and conduct 2 dependency mediations under the supervision and observation of a certified dependency mediator; and |
| (5) | be of good moral character. |
| (e) | Special Conditions. Mediators who have been duly certified as circuit court or family mediators before July 1, 1990, shall be deemed qualified as circuit court or family mediators pursuant to these rules. Certified family mediators who have mediated a minimum of 4 dependency cases prior to July 1, 1997, shall be granted temporary certification and may continue to mediate dependency matters for no more than 1 year from the time that a training program pursuant to subdivision (d)(1)(B) is certified by the supreme court. Such mediators shall be deemed qualified to apply for certification as dependency mediators upon successful completion of the requirements of subdivision (d)(1)(B) and (d)(5) of this rule. |
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