Family Focused Mediation

Family mediation is the ideal forum for changing a prior court order of child support and a timesharing schedule. Per Florida family law statute section 61.30, a party may seek modification of a child support order if there has been a "substantial change in circumstances. The substantial change between the existing monthly obligation and the current guideline amount must be a difference of 15% or $50.00, whichever is greater. Instead of litigating the request for a modification in child support, the parents can hire a family mediator to assist with calculating the new child support amount. Additionally, if the parents need to modify an existing Parenting Plan, a mediator is qualified to guide the parents in creating a new agreement. Where do you hold your mediation session? Family Focused Mediation, Inc. is designed to be flexible for its clients. If the parties are centrally located in Broward County, Jenny Shane mediates at a law firm located on Cypress Creek Road just west of I-95. If the parties prefer to mediate at a South Florida location outside of Broward County, Jenny travels to the parties and reserves a conveniently located conference room. Does mediation have to occur in person? In today's technologically advanced society, mediating in person is not a must. Although Jenny prefers to hold her mediation sessions in person, she is available to mediate through other means, such as telephone, email, text and video conferencing.