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Are Mediators Obliged To Keep And Maintain Mediation Files After Declaration Of Impasse Or Final Settlement? Are Mediators Obliged To Keep And Maintain Mediation Files After Declaration Of Impasse Or Final Settlement? Florida Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee. Records retention/disposal requirements are not ethical in nature, and therefore, not within the jurisdiction of the Advisory Panel. Your selected article and the entire Mediate.com Library are yours for free. First we need a small amount of information to best serve you: I am: a member of the public a mediator (including attorney-mediator) an attorney other dispute resolution professional My area code is: or no area code (International) Thanks for the opportunity to serve you. Privacy Why we ask October 5, 1995 The Question This letter is to request your opinion on the following related questions: Are mediators certified by the Florida Supreme Court pursuant to the provisions of Ch. 44, Fla. Stat., and Rule 10.010, et seq., Florida Rules for Certified and Court Appointed Mediators, obliged to keep and maintain mediation files after declaration of impasse or final settlement? If so, for what period of time? What material should be maintained and what material (e.g. notes) should be discarded? Your attention to this matter is sincerely appreciated. As background, I am enclosing a copy of an article entitled Closing In On The Closed File Dilemma relating to law office files which was published recently in the Law Practice Management Reporter of the Missouri Bar. Sincerely, Certified County, Family & Circuit Mediator Northern Division Summary of the Opinion The Panel is of the opinion that the questions you raised are of a legal rather than an ethical nature and therefore are not within the jurisdiction of the Panel. Authority Referenced Rules 10.100(b) and 10.080(c), Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators 1995-2000 Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators Post 2000 Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators . Full Article: http://www.mediate.com/articles/floridaopinions5.cfm


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