Author: Anna Sciotti
Florida Man Mediation FAQs
Sometimes one person is ready to make a plan…and the other person is in what I call Florida Man Mode. Florida Man Mode isn’t about where you live. It’s my affectionate name for the moments when planning feels harder than hoping everything will somehow work itself out. By that, I mean someone who’s: If you’ve… Read more
Child Support Worksheet
You would think something called a Child Support Guidelines Worksheet would be pretty straightforward. Put in the numbers. Florida does some math. A number comes out. And technically, yes. But if you’ve ever tried to get two people to agree on what the numbers going into the math actually are, you can probably see where… Read more
Family Law Financial Affidavit (Long Form)
Money is funny. Two people can share finances for years and still have completely different ideas about where it goes. One person says, We don’t really spend that much. The other person is already making a face. And there we are. By the time we’re looking beyond the Financial Affidavit itself, though, the more interesting… Read more
Florida Parenting Plan
Like I’ve mentioned, parenting rarely fits neatly into tiny little boxes. Florida gives it a go none-the-less. A Parenting Plan takes a lot of ordinary family life—school, weekends, holidays, transportation, decisions, communication—and asks parents to put some structure around what happens now that all of it is happening across two households. The form has boxes.… Read more
Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA)
Like I mentioned, eventually all that talking has to land somewhere. But something interesting can happen once it does: an agreement can sound perfectly clear in conversation and look completely different once you’re reading it on paper. Things tend to look different on paper. I say this to participants all the time because they do.… Read more
Florida Court Forms & Why They Matter
If you’re dealing with a Florida family law matter, you’re probably going to come across some paperwork along the way. Some of it may even make its way into the mediation room. These are not MFM forms. They’re part of Florida’s family law and court process, and which forms apply depends on your situation and… Read more
Getting Ready for Mediation (Without Overthinking It)
If you’re preparing for mediation and your brain is already doing too much — this is for you. We’ll keep it simple: what to gather, what to think through, and how to show up prepared without spiraling. Read more
What Is Family Mediation?
I’m not sure what you’ve heard about Family Mediation, but when I entered it I had no clue what I was getting into. What I’ve learned over the years is most people have no clue what they’re going into either. So let’s walk through it in a direct, straightforward way, so you can walk away… Read more
