The County Civil Mediation Program provides mediators to meet with disputing parties. The mediators are trained and certified by the Supreme Court of Florida and are appointed to a case by the court. Mediators are third-party facilitators who help the disputing parties reach mutual and voluntary agreements.
There is no cost to the parties for the services of a mediator for Small Claims Court cases or residential eviction cases; however, there is a fee of $60 per party per scheduled session on all other County Civil cases.
Please call (941) 861-7833 (information for Sarasota and DeSoto Counties) or (941) 749-3660 (information for Manatee County).
"Small Claims Court Self-Help Video" (opens new window)
The County Civil Mediation Program provides mediators to meet with disputing parties. The mediators are trained and certified by the Supreme Court of Florida and are appointed to a case by the court. Mediators are third-party facilitators who help the disputing parties reach mutual and voluntary agreements.
There is no cost to the parties for the services of a mediator for Small Claims Court cases or residential eviction cases; however, there is a fee of $60 per party per scheduled session on all other County Civil cases.
Please call (941) 861-7833 (information for Sarasota and DeSoto Counties) or (941) 749-3660 (information for Manatee County).
"Small Claims Court Self-Help Video" (opens new window)