Fees and Costs of Family Divorce Mediation

Most couples share the cost of their mediation. Our hourly fee applies to all time spent in meetings.  We have a minimum of one two-hour meeting with both parties, and a one-hour review and signing follow-up session. This reflects a $600 minimum cost, plus the cost for document preparation.

The average mediation takes from 2-3 hours of mediation, and one hour for review and signing. The mediation session fee is paid at the end of each session, and the fee for assisting in the preparation of the documents is paid half before and half after preparation.

Couples have found that the cost of divorce using mediation is usually much less than the retainer fee for one attorney alone, not to mention the cost of two attorneys employed to battle the case out in court. With litigated divorces, costs can go sky high. Each party usually pays their own attorney a retainer of at least $2000, and fees go up from there based on time in consultation, research, discovery, telephone calls, letters, and court time.

A complete mediation process usually costs less than the retainer for one attorney.

ADR accepts cash, check, Visa, MasterCard and Discover for office time and document preparation fees.