Divorce Mediation in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Most Florida divorces do not end with a judge’s ruling. They end at a conference table, where the two of you, with help, reach an agreement you can both live with. Divorce mediation is the structured negotiation that gets you there, and understanding how it works in Palm Beach Gardens puts you in a far stronger position before you ever sit down.
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Board Certified Family Attorney
Tina L. Lewert is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar, a designation she has held since 2009.
Certified Mediator
Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator.
Nationally Certified
Board Certified in Family Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Family Law Only
Admitted to The Florida Bar since 2000, practicing marital and family law exclusively.
How Divorce Mediation Works in Palm Beach Gardens
Mediation is a structured negotiation in which a neutral mediator helps divorcing spouses work through the issues in their case: property division, alimony, the parenting plan, and child support. The mediator does not decide anything and does not give legal advice. Instead, the mediator facilitates the conversation, keeps it productive, and helps the two of you find terms you can both accept. If you reach an agreement, it is written up, signed, and presented to the court, and the settlement becomes part of your final judgment.
In Palm Beach County, mediation is not an optional detour. Courts in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit generally require divorcing spouses to mediate before contested issues can proceed to a final hearing, and most cases settle at or before mediation. Family division hearings for north county cases are generally held at the North County Courthouse at 3188 PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens, and mediation typically happens well before your case ever reaches that courtroom.
Confidentiality is what makes mediation work. Under Florida’s Mediation Confidentiality and Privilege Act, Sections 44.401 through 44.406 of the Florida Statutes, mediation communications are confidential and privileged in court-ordered mediation and in mediation conducted by a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator. You can speak candidly about settlement without your words being used against you later, which is exactly why honest negotiation becomes possible there.
Lewert Law is a Boca Raton family law firm serving clients throughout Palm Beach County, and mediation runs through everything we do. Ms. Lewert represents and prepares clients for divorce mediation and litigation, and she is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator herself, available to serve as a neutral mediator for spouses who are each represented by counsel. Whichever seat she occupies in your case, you benefit from someone who understands settlement from every side of the table.
Our Palm Beach Gardens mediation practice covers:
- Representing you at court-ordered divorce mediation
- Pre-mediation strategy and preparation
- Property division and alimony negotiations
- Parenting plans and time-sharing terms
- Drafting and reviewing mediated settlement agreements
- Neutral mediation services for represented spouses
- Post-mediation follow-through to final judgment
Tina Lewert
Contact Info:
- 301 Yamato Rd #4110, Boca Raton, FL 33431, United States
- 561-544-6861
- tina.lewert@lewertlaw.com
Why Work With Lewert Law on Mediation
Mediation rewards preparation, and the person beside you at the table shapes what you walk away with.
A Certified Mediator in Your Corner
Tina L. Lewert is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator in addition to being Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar. She knows how mediators think, how impasses break, and which proposals move a divorce case toward resolution, because facilitating those resolutions is part of her own practice.
Preparation That Changes Outcomes
Walking into mediation without a strategy is how people accept terms they regret. Before your session, we build your financial picture, define your priorities and your walk-away points, and prepare the proposals that frame the negotiation. Clients who arrive prepared tend to leave with better agreements.
Strength Behind the Settlement
Settlement offers are only as strong as the alternative behind them. Ms. Lewert is a certified family trial specialist, and the other side knows that if mediation fails, she is fully prepared to litigate. That credibility has a way of making negotiations more reasonable.
What to Expect From the Mediation Process
- Confidential consultation. We discuss your situation, your goals, and how a family mediator can support your case. You will leave understanding the process, the timeline, and what preparation will look like.
- Preparation. We assemble the financial disclosures, valuations, and priorities that drive the negotiation, and we develop your strategy, including where you can be flexible and where you cannot.
- The mediation session. The mediator guides the negotiation, sometimes with everyone together and sometimes with each spouse in a separate room. Sessions often run several hours, and many cases resolve in a single day.
- Agreement or next steps. If you reach terms, the agreement is put in writing, signed, and submitted to the court for incorporation into your final judgment. If some issues remain open, you have usually narrowed the dispute, and we take the remaining issues forward from a stronger position.
Reviews for Lewert Law, LLC Deerfield Beach, FL
Virginia Powers
Tina helped me win a relocation case against “the giant”. A case many insisted was a waste of time because I would never win. Tina is up to date on current statues and case law which lists out certain objectives a relocation must meet in order to be granted. I am amazed by her intelligence and ability to interpret law and break it down to me in an elementary manner. Throughout the case, she was always detail oriented, eloquent, ethical and most of all, Tina possesses a sixth sense of what facts to focus on, what is important for the case. She adequately prepared me and herself for each trial day. I can not say enough praise about this amazing lawyer, hopefully I’ll never need her again, but I wouldn’t complain if I do. Tina and her assistant Sharon treated me like family. They were the light during the worst part of my life. I don’t want to share too much about her strategies but this woman is AMAZING at cross examination. She came up with angles I would have never dreamed of. It’s important to trust Tina, she won’t steer you wrong. Don’t forget, while she fights hard for you, it is also important for you to be diligent as well.
David Anthony
I hired Tina Lewert to represent me in my contentious divorce. I had consulted with several other highly rated divorce lawyers in Boca and she just outshined the others from the moment we first spoke. Highly recommend this lawyer to handle your divorce - don't fall for the others who talk a big talk and try to scare you to stir up the drama which stirs up their fees too. Tina was always honest with me about what I could expect, about the law, and the pros and cons, and she explained the law and how it applied to my case better to me than 3 other [supposedly excellent] lawyers combined. She knows what she's doing but she's not pompous about it and she's easy to talk to. Her office and staff are also great and I never had a hard time reaching her. After a very difficult battle with my ex who was completely unreasonable, Tina was able to negotiate a settlement of my case and she did a fantastic job for me. My life is so much better after this divorce and Tina and her firm had a huge hand in that.
David Neale
Ladies and gentlemen in the world of fighting legal battles you pay for what you get! If you’re looking to win ( if that’s actually possible in a legal battle) this is the firm you need to be with. I’ve had the pleasure of dealing with my attorney Tammara Grossman , since 2020, steering me through some real legal and monetary issues with my ex-wife. I have found her to be Professional and ethical, guiding me in the correct direction legally even when I didn’t always like it. The end result was about as best for me as you could possibly get. I’m happy.
Ally Knoph
Tina Lewert instilled in me that there are lawyers in family law that understand unique situations. I had horrible experiences with several lawyers and finding Ms. Lewert was nothing shy of a Godsend. She wholeheartedly understood my situation and was the only lawyer to resolve my 10 year nightmare. I cannot thank Ms. Lewert enough for the freedom she gave me and my son. She has proven to be the absolute best! I highly recommend Tina Lewert, Law for her expertise, honesty and commitment to her clients.
Meredith Chatman
Tina is a wonderful attorney. She guided me through my ugly case and ultimately her wisdom lead me to successful settlement of my case. She wasn’t afraid to advise me of the pros AND cons of my case, and the legal system which can be brutal, and I always felt like she was being straight with me, instead of just telling me what I wanted to hear like another attorney I spoke with. Tina is quick on her feet and I could also tell that she is respected by judges and other attorneys (by the way everyone treated her when we did have to go to court to finalize the divorce once settled). If you need a strong, confident divorce lawyer who also happens to be a good person, hire Tina Lewert.
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Mediation decides more Florida divorces than trials do, and the preparation you bring determines what you take home. Lewert Law serves clients throughout Palm Beach Gardens and the rest of Palm Beach County from our Boca Raton office.