Family Mediation in Florida
Virtual Divorce & Family Court Mediation Services Statewide
Need help resolving a divorce, child custody dispute, or other family court matter in Florida?
Pond Family Mediation provides professional virtual family mediation services throughout Florida, helping couples and families settle disputes faster, privately, and affordably — without the stress and expense of court.
Work with a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator from the comfort of your home and reach agreements that protect your time, finances, and family relationships.
The Cost of Mediation in Florida vs. Divorce Court
Additional Information
What Is Family Mediation?
Family mediation is a confidential, structured process where a neutral third party helps both sides communicate, explore options, and reach fair agreements.
Instead of leaving important decisions to a judge, mediation allows you to stay in control of the outcome.
Mediation often:
- Resolves cases faster than court
- Reduces attorney fees and legal costs
- Lowers conflict and stress
- Protects children from litigation
- Keeps matters private and confidential
Many Florida families save thousands of dollars and months of court time through mediation.
Confidential & Court-Approved in Florida
As required by Florida Statute 44.405, everything shared with the mediator is confidential and cannot be disclosed without permission (except where required by law).
This allows both parties to speak openly and negotiate honestly in a safe, respectful environment.
Issues We Help Resolve in Mediation
Our Florida family mediation services cover all family court matters, including:
Divorce & Financial Matters
- Division of marital assets and debts
- Property and real estate distribution
- Retirement accounts and benefits
- Alimony (permanent, rehabilitative, or lump sum)
- Other financial entitlements
Child Custody & Parenting Plans
- Parenting plans and time-sharing schedules
- Decision-making responsibilities
- School zoning and education choices
- Daycare and childcare arrangements
- Communication guidelines between parents
Child Support & Expenses
- Child support calculations
- Health and life insurance coverage
- Medical and dental costs
- Extracurricular and education expenses
- Future college or education planning
If it’s part of your family court case, it can likely be resolved in mediation.
Virtual Mediation Throughout Florida
All sessions are conducted securely online, making it easy to participate from anywhere in the state.
We regularly work with families in:
St. Johns County • Duval County • Clay County • Nassau County • Jacksonville • Northeast Florida • and statewide
Virtual mediation allows you to:
- Attend from separate locations
- Avoid travel and time off work
- Schedule sessions faster
- Reduce confrontation
- Meet comfortably from home
You receive the same professional service — with greater convenience.
How to Prepare for Mediation
Preparing ahead of time helps mediation move faster and more efficiently.
We recommend:
- Writing down your goals and priorities
- Identifying where you’re open to compromise
- Creating a realistic household budget
- Completing your Florida Financial Affidavit and disclosures
- Sharing documents in advance when possible
Good preparation often leads to quicker agreements and fewer sessions.
Helpful checklists and forms are available on our Helpful Forms page.
Why Choose Pond Family Mediation?
Working with an experienced, therapist-trained mediator can make even high-conflict situations more manageable.
You’ll benefit from:
- Neutral, solution-focused guidance
- Structured communication
- Calm conflict de-escalation
- Practical, real-world agreements
- A faster path forward
Our goal is simple: help you reach fair agreements and move on with your life.
Start Your Florida Family Mediation Today
If you’re searching for:
- family mediation Florida
- divorce mediation Florida
- child custody mediation
- virtual family mediator
- affordable alternative to family court
We’re here to help.
Schedule your virtual mediation session today and take the first step toward resolution.
The Mediation Process
Family mediation starts by working for 15-20 minutes with each party to get an idea of the starting points and the sticking points for each of you. We typically start with easier issues first to build mutual confidence in the process. These may be property division, or co-parenting schedules if those things had already been discussed previously. Then, issue by issue, we will go back and forth to present compromises and propose terms. As issues are resolved, we mark them off the list and move on. The more issues we can resolve in the process, the happier you both will be when it’s over.
In the end, we will review everything that is agreed to with each party, and get you both to sign off on the agreement. A formalized version of your settlement will be provided to both of your attorneys later if it cannot be completed during the session. This settlement is legally binding and fully enforceable in court; whether all issues were settled or only some of them. The document will outline what was settled and that leaves any remaining issues, if any, to resolve in court.