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Urgent: Is Divorce Mediation Voluntary or Required by Court?

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Is divorce mediation voluntary or court-ordered? It's evolved, explains New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger. New York had no mandated mediation until recently, while Florida has required it for over 30 years—New York has been slow to adopt it. He candidly notes many divorce lawyers resisted mediation, preferring the bigger fees a contested case brings.

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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY

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— how Florida mandated mediation decades before New York adopted it

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Is mediation voluntary or court-ordered?

It's evolved—New York had no mandated mediation until recently, while Florida has required it for over 30 years, so New York has been slow to adopt it. Many divorce lawyers resisted, preferring the bigger fees a contested case brings.

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