Florida courts lean heavily on mediation, and in contested family cases in Hillsborough County it is generally required before trial. A neutral mediator helps the spouses try to resolve their differences with their attorneys present, away from the pressure of a courtroom.
Mediation is often where a contested divorce ends, even one that looked headed for trial. A contested divorce attorney in Tampa uses it as a real opportunity rather than a formality, and Brodzki Jacobs goes in prepared either to settle on fair terms or to proceed when the other side will not move.
