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APR <br />24 1985 <br />BOOK <br />FA'JE 677 <br />State of Florida <br />is a no-fault state and all that is required <br />to <br />obtain a divorce is to say that the marriage is irretrievably <br />broken. At that point a judge loses most of his discretion in <br />requiring counseling and other services. The court, by using <br />mediation, can allow the parties to resolve their differences in <br />regard to property rights and other family matters. Attorney <br />Barkett pointed out that 80% of the mediated settlements on child <br />support never go into default. The Bar.Association feels that <br />the family unit can be saved by mediation, and if it is <br />determined that it cannot, mediation will reduce court time and <br />litigation fees. <br />Dr. Narda Riese, local family mediator, expressed her <br />support for the ordinances, and pointed out that there are <br />certified mediators in Florida who have had 40 hours in classroom <br />training plus supervision through five mediations. They are <br />trained to teach couples to make their own settlements, because <br />if a settlement is not good for the parents, it will not be good <br />for the children. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bowman, the Board unanimously <br />closed the Public Hearing. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bowman, the Board unanimously adopted <br />Ordinance 85-38, providing for the establishment of <br />a County Family Mediation and Conciliation Service <br />with respect to marriages, dissolution of marriages, <br />families and controversies involving the family. <br />23 <br />