Carolann Mazza

Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator | Collaborative Divorce Attorney | Divorce • Parenting • Financial & Family Agreements

Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Serving Broward, Palm Beach & Miami-Dade Counties
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Carolann Mazza is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and collaborative family law attorney based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She focuses her practice on helping individuals, couples, and families resolve divorce and family law disputes through mediation, Collaborative Divorce, negotiated settlement, and other out-of-court processes.

A Florida family law attorney since 2001, Carolann founded Carolann Mazza, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale in 2003. Her practice is intentionally focused on non-litigation approaches to family conflict, giving families alternatives to resolving important parenting, financial, and relationship issues through contested courtroom proceedings.

Carolann works with individuals and families who want a structured, respectful, and settlement-focused approach to divorce and family disputes. Her goal is to help participants make informed decisions, maintain greater control over outcomes, and reach practical agreements while reducing the emotional and financial strain associated with prolonged litigation.
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Divorce & Family Mediation

As a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator, Carolann serves as a neutral facilitator to help parties identify disputed issues, improve communication, evaluate potential solutions, and work toward mutually acceptable agreements.

Her family mediation practice includes matters involving:
• Divorce and dissolution of marriage
• Parenting plans
• Time-sharing and parenting issues
• Child-related disputes
• Marital settlement agreements
• Equitable distribution and division of marital assets and liabilities
• Alimony and financial issues
• Family communication and conflict
• Post-divorce and post-judgment issues
• Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
• Other family law settlement matters

Carolann recognizes that family disputes involve more than legal questions. Parenting relationships, financial concerns, communication difficulties, and the long-term wellbeing of children and families can all affect the ability to reach agreement.

Her mediation approach emphasizes constructive communication, informed decision-making, practical problem-solving, and durable agreements.
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Mediation Approach

Carolann believes families should have meaningful opportunities to resolve disputes without automatically turning important family decisions over to a court.

Her approach emphasizes:
• Respectful and constructive communication
• Child-focused decision-making
• Informed negotiation
• Practical problem-solving
• Party participation and control
• Privacy and discretion
• Financially responsible resolution
• Settlement-focused outcomes
• Long-term family stability

Rather than treating divorce solely as the end of a legal relationship, Carolann approaches family dispute resolution with an understanding that families—particularly families with children—often must continue communicating and making important decisions long after the legal process concludes.
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Collaborative Divorce

Carolann is also an experienced collaborative divorce attorney and an FACP Accredited Collaborative Professional.

Collaborative Divorce provides spouses with a structured process for resolving divorce and family law issues outside of traditional contested litigation. The process is designed to encourage transparency, communication, problem-solving, and negotiated resolution.

Depending on the needs of the family, collaborative matters may address:
• Parenting and time-sharing
• Division of marital assets and liabilities
• Financial disclosure
• Alimony and support
• Business and complex financial interests
• Family communication
• Long-term co-parenting concerns
• Marital settlement agreements

Carolann's collaborative practice is particularly suited to individuals who want to maintain greater control over family decisions and seek a less adversarial method of resolving divorce.
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Out-of-Court Settlement & Limited-Scope Services

In addition to mediation and Collaborative Divorce, Carolann assists clients who are seeking negotiated or limited-scope solutions to family law matters.

These services may include:
• Out-of-court settlement negotiations
• Preparation and review of marital settlement agreements
• Preparation and review of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
• Legal guidance for amicable divorce matters
• Limited-scope or unbundled legal services
• Assistance with specific family law documents and settlement issues
• Consultation before, during, or after mediation

These options can provide individuals with professional legal assistance while allowing them to determine the level of representation appropriate for their circumstances.
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Geographic Service Area

Fort Lauderdale | Broward County | Palm Beach County | Miami-Dade County | South Florida

Carolann serves families throughout South Florida, with a practice spanning Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade Counties.

For individuals, couples, families, and attorneys seeking to resolve divorce, parenting, financial, or other family law disputes outside of prolonged litigation, Carolann Mazza brings more than two decades of Florida family law experience to a mediation process focused on constructive communication, informed decision-making, and practical resolution.
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