The News Service of Florida - A statewide program established in 2009 to require mediation in residential foreclosure cases isn't working and should be significantly changed, a panel set up by the Florida Supreme Court concluded Friday in a report that warns of another deluge of foreclosure cases.
Following a series of conference calls and a review of public comments, a work group led by Second District Court of Appeal Judge William Palmer called on the state's highest court to eliminate the requirement that all borrowers and residential mortgage holders seek mediation as part of the foreclosure process. 

Further, chief justices in the 19 judicial circuits should be given more flexibility to modify the proceedings to meet their particular needs, Williams said in a response to a request last month from Chief Justice Charles Canady.

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