Rosaria C. Upchurch
On the official roster: Florida Dispute Resolution Center (Florida Supreme Court) · verified 2026-10-06
129 mediators list Volusia County as their home county on official Florida rosters.
Volusia County is part of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, whose Family Mediation Program offers low-cost mediation to family-law parties with combined income under $100,000 [1]. A party files a Motion for Order of Referral to the Family Mediation Program, and the assigned judge may enter the order; Administrative Order FM-2012-027-SC governs [1][2]. To schedule, call the Mediator's Office at (386) 248-8117 for Daytona Beach or (386) 943-7099 for DeLand [1]. Fees are $60 per person per session up to $50,000 combined income and $120 above that, free for indigent parties, per Fla. Stat. § 44.108(2) [1][4]. Under AO CV-2021-018-SC, county civil mediation is $60 per person, with no fee in small claims or evictions [3]. Pasco residents can also find certified mediators in private practice below.
Fact-checked 2026-10-06. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.
Open to meeting by video? Mediators who work online with Florida clients · Online mediators
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
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
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
These mediators say they work with Florida clients online. They are on other states’ official rosters (shown on each listing), not Florida’s. Where they serve is their own statement. Sorted: placements first (paid ones are labeled), then most complete profile.
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
Works online with Florida clients
Court-certified in: Idaho (verified) · Idaho Supreme Court, 2026-10-07
Serves clients: in person in Idaho · online nationwide (her statement)
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Volusia County is in Florida’s 7th Judicial Circuit.
The 7th Circuit’s administrative order on family mediation says: “Judges may refer appropriate family law cases in which the combined incomes of the parties do not exceed $100,000 per year to the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court's Family Mediation Program.”
Source: FM-2012-027-SC, Re: Family Mediation (rescinds FM-2011-027-SC) · Last reviewed 2026-10-07
In circuits with a family mediation program, once the court finds a dispute it must refer custody, visitation, and other parental responsibility issues (all or part) to mediation.
Source: Fla. Stat. § 44.102(2)(c) · Last reviewed 2026-10-07
If a party asks, the court may not send a case to mediation when it finds a history of domestic violence that would compromise the mediation process.
Source: Fla. Stat. § 44.102(2)(c) · Last reviewed 2026-10-07
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When a Florida circuit’s court mediation program handles court-ordered mediation, state law sets the fee per person for each scheduled session:
Last reviewed 2026-10-07. Couples who don’t qualify for the program can hire one of the certified mediators listed above. Estimate costs →
The 7th Circuit’s family mediation program explains how cases are scheduled and who to contact. If a judge has ordered mediation, follow the order’s instructions.
Source: 7th Judicial Circuit – family mediation program · Last reviewed 2026-10-07
General information, not legal advice. The order in your case controls.