I was honored to co-moderate last night’s Foreclosure Crisis Committee which was held by the Broward County Bar Association’s Real Property Section. I previously blogged here about the Florida Supreme Court’s termination of the statewide mandatory mediation program for residential foreclosures.  The new Administrative Order provides that circuit chief judges of each circuit may “adopt or employ any measures permitted by statute or court rule to manage pending and new residential … [Read more...]

In an earlier blog, I wrote about the Florida Supreme Court’s appointment of a “Statewide Managed Mediation Program Assessment Workgroup” to examine the statewide residential foreclosure managed mediation program data.  The Workgroup recently submitted its report to the Supreme Court.  You can obtain a copy of the report here.  The report is worth reading in its entirety, but I will touch on a few key points. After consideration of the available program data, public comments, chief … [Read more...]

Do mandatory mediations work in Florida foreclosure cases?  That’s the question being asked by the Florida Supreme Court.  The Court is seeking your input, but you only have until October 3rd to send in your comments. Earlier this week, the Florida Supreme Court released Administrative Order SC11-33.  In its Administrative Order, the Florida Supreme Court noted that more than one year of data has been collected on the statewide managed mediation program for residential foreclosures, and … [Read more...]