Mediation rules are both flexible and rigid. There are some rules that must be complied with during mediation. An example of that is confidentiality. What happens during the mediation and negotiations are confidential. That is a strict rule absent some exceptions that are set forth in Florida statute.
But we are also flexible in that we don’t have to be tied to a certain amount of time. There’s a very comfortable nature of the mediation. We get to have more of a conversation. This is not a trial. This is something that is there for you all to talk and discuss and figure out how you’d like to resolve your case.
Jean M. Dwyer | 386-871-4438 | 170 E. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach, Florida 32176
Jean M. Dwyer is a Certified Family and County Court Mediator, Certified Circuit Court Mediator and an approved Appellate Court Mediator. Jean Dwyer graduated from Stetson University College of Law in 1990 and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1991. From 2000 to 2006 Ms. Dwyer served as the General Magistrate and Child Support Hearing Officer in the Seventh Judicial Circuit covering Volusia, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns County. Her duties as a General Magistrate involved presiding over Family Law and Dependency matters. Prior to being appointed the General Magistrate she served as a Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer. Since 2008 Ms. Dwyer has served as the Special Master in Code Enforcement Hearings for the City of Ormond Beach and presently serves as the Chair for the Ormond Beach Neighborhood Improvement Advisory Board.
