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Small claims & county court mediators in Charlotte County, FL

17 small claims & county court mediators listed in Charlotte County from official Florida rosters, each with its official source.

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How does mediation work in Charlotte County?

Charlotte County is in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, where Administrative Order 1.16 automatically refers qualified contested family, circuit civil and county civil cases to mediation unless the judge waives it [1]. After a referral, parties have ten days to name an agreed mediator; otherwise the Charlotte County Court ADR Program appoints one of its contract certified mediators [1]. Family fees run $60 per party per session of up to three hours when combined income is under $50,000, and $120 from $50,000 to $100,000, per Fla. Stat. § 44.108 [1][2]. Small claims cases are mediated free by volunteers at the pretrial conference [1]. The order lists the program at the Charlotte County Justice Center, 350 East Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, (941) 637-2281 [1]. Certified private mediators in Charlotte County are listed below.

  1. Twentieth Judicial Circuit – Administrative Order 1.16, Court-Ordered Mediation (amended 2019)
  2. Fla. Stat. § 44.108 (2025), Funding of mediation and arbitration

Fact-checked 2026-10-06. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.

All Charlotte County mediators (31)Small claims & county court in FloridaPunta Gorda (9)Port Charlotte (8)

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Mediators who work online with Florida clients

No mediator from another state has told us they work online with Florida clients in this practice area yet. Local mediators may also offer video sessions; ask when you contact them.

Court-ordered case? Courts may require a mediator from their own approved list for court-ordered cases. Check your court’s rules, or see how mediation works in Florida.

Court-connected mediation in Florida: Florida statute has each circuit keep a list of Florida Supreme Court-certified mediators registered there for court appointments in civil, family and dependency cases. Whether parties may agree on a non-certified mediator was not confirmed.

Private mediation in Florida: No state license for private mediators was found in the Florida statutes reviewed; Supreme Court certification is tied to court-ordered mediation. No rule specific to out-of-state or online mediators was found.

Sources: Fla. Stat. § 44.102, Court-ordered mediation (Online Sunshine) · Fla. Stat. § 44.1011, Definitions (Online Sunshine) · Unlicensed Practice - Formal Advisory Opinions, The Florida Bar · partly verified

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