Most mediated divorces cost between $2,500 and $7,000. I charge an hourly rate for my time, both in and out of mediation sessions.

This is a large range – affected by the length of time you have been married, whether you and your spouse have accumulated a lot of property, whether or not you have children and – most importantly – where you each are emotionally, in the separation process. Costs will also be affected by how much (or how little) work you and your spouse are interested in doing yourselves. These are the points which determine how many mediation sessions it will take to resolve your separation and divorce.

I have found that couples who are getting along very well during their divorce – those who have been separated for some time, and have already devoted time and energy working through the (understandable and normal) hurt and anger – or those who are very unified in wanting to protect their children as much as possible from the stress of the separation – are able to resolve all of their outstanding issues in an average of 2-5 sessions. Mediation sessions usually last 1 ½-2 hours.

For mediation time, time on telephone calls or e-mail communication, we bill at an hourly rate. Depending on your mediator, and the years of experience he/she has had our hourly rates range from $225 to $350, per hour.

After you have made all of the decisions necessary, we can draft a Separation Agreement for you. Drafting the Agreement usually takes between 3 and 8 hours of mediator time, and we bill hourly for that service.

Some couples who come to me for mediation want to avoid attorneys. But many others decide to take the Agreement to separate attorneys for a 1-2 hour consultation. The Attorney will read the Agreement and make sure you are informed of your legal rights, and fully understand what you have agreed to, before you sign the Agreement. The Attorney fee for this kind of consultation will average between $600 and $1,000.

After the Agreement is signed, if appropriate, we can prepare and file the divorce papers for you in the courts. For that service, I charge a flat fee, presently $1,050, in addition to the court fees which are as follows:

Purchase Index Number – $210.
File Stipulation of Settlement – $35.
Placement on Uncontested Divorce Calendar – $125.
Purchase 2 certified copies of Divorce Judgment – $24.
Total: $394.