As we approach the 22nd year of the enactment of the voluntary trial resolution statute, Section 44.104, Florida Statutes, a recent case increases the benefits of such in light of recent mandates controlling case scheduling.

Commonly referred to as private judging, voluntary trial resolution (VTR), gives parties in a civil dispute (excluding constitutional issues) the ability to select an attorney to serve as a private judge, compensated by the parties. The Florida Evidence Code applies to VTR proceedings, and the final decision may be enforced in circuit court by final judgment, with an appeal to a district court of appeal as to legal issues only.

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