One of the greatest benefits of mediation is the cost. Please read the below column from a mediation client of another firm. Our firm can get you divorced for $1500.00.
COLUMN-How I got divorced for less than $1,500 in legal fees
By Tim McLaughlin
Jan 9 (Reuters) – When my wife and I decided to get divorced, the last thing we wanted was a financial crisis.
We are divorced now, and the dust has settled. We had acrimony and some serious bouts of tension, but we didn’t wreck each other’s personal finances with out-of-control legal fees and other costs.
I spent about $1,500 on legal and mediation fees, and while my former wife spent more on our uncontested divorce, it still was a manageable amount.
An average divorce can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000, according to bankrate.com and other websites. If you go to trial, the sky is the limit.
We could have done worse. News Corp Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch divorced his second wife of 31 years, Anna, with a $1.7 billion settlement in 1999. Another divorce settlement is on the way for his third wife.
Here is how we kept our costs contained:
To be sure, attorneys are valuable in hammering out a divorce agreement, but we did not run out and hire lawyers right away. On a friends recommendation, we met with a mediator, talked about the finances of running two households and worked out a parenting plan for our daughter. This later became the basis for our custody agreement.
We paid $180 an hour for each mediation session. Divorce attorneys in the Boston area typically charge $250 to $350 an hour for similar work. These fees vary throughout the United States and can be much higher for both mediators and attorneys.
Parenting plans for custody schedules and vacations can be pretty formulaic. You might even get a template of one from a friend who has already gone through divorce. That could save even more time and money.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/09/column-mclaughlin-divorce-idUSL2N0KH1LO20140109
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