Adam David Patton
On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
9 certified family mediators in Lakeland whose official Florida roster record shows an attorney background. These divorce mediation attorneys act as neutrals and don't represent either side.
How this list is built: these are certified family mediators whose official Florida roster record lists an attorney or in-state Bar member background. In mediation they work as neutrals: a mediator doesn’t represent or advise either side, even if they’re a lawyer. If you want legal advice about your own case, hire your own attorney. Do I need a lawyer for divorce mediation?
Polk County is in the Tenth Judicial Circuit, whose ADR Services Department schedules family, dependency and county court (small claims and landlord-tenant) mediations at 863-534-4698 or mediation@jud10.flcourts.org [1]. Every staff mediator holds Florida Supreme Court certification in family, dependency and county civil mediation [1]. The department currently conducts these mediations by Zoom or phone [1]. Where the court program mediates a family case, Fla. Stat. § 44.108(2) sets fees of $60 per person per session if combined income is under $50,000 and $120 if it is $50,000 to $100,000; small claims and residential evictions carry no fee [2]. The department also offers an Anger Is Manageable (AIM) course [1]. The directory below lists private Florida Supreme Court certified mediators serving Polk.
Fact-checked 2026-10-06. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.
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On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
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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