Divorce Mediation Cost Savings
Divorce mediation saves money. In many divorces, couples are already stretched beyond their financial means by now having to support two households instead of one. Mediation allows the couple to avoid the high cost of divorce litigation in the following ways:
In litigated divorces, most attorneys require retainers of at least $4,000.00 to $10,000.00 to commence the case. At Amherst Mediation Services, we require no retainer allowing you to have complete control of the cost of your mediation. We will bill you only for time spent and ask that you pay at the end of the session for time spent.
In mediation you will not have to worry about being billed for the hours which are typically spent preparing for and appearing at court motions and hearings.
In mediation you will not be billed for the cost of each of your lawyers speaking with each other.
Information will be gathered in a cooperative fashion rather than the expensive discovery process which includes interrogatories, depositions and motions to compel. You can control how extensive the document exchange needs to be.
A mediated divorce ( including a final agreement and all court paperwork needed typically costs under $3,000.00