Mediation Divorce Costs in San Diego, California
We offer divorce options tailored for your family's unique needs. Our law firm's top priority is to help you and your spouse find effective, long-term solutions. We focus on helping families avoid disputes through discovering amicable solutions.
Carol Severance is an experienced divorce lawyer with a strong background offering cost — effective mediation services with a flexible approach - clients can determine the solution right for them.
At Divorce Options, we offer divorce consulting, collaborative representation and mediation services. Contact our law firm today to discover the right approach for your family.
It's Up to You
Divorce costs depend on how long the process takes. If you are mediating, you and your spouse can do the prep work on your own to save on mediation costs. You may also choose to pay as you go. You can decide the frequency of your meetings to save on costs. After the initial meeting, many couples choose to communicate with lawyer Severance by conference calls or e-mails. Most couples choose to split all of the mediation costs.
Typically, mediation takes between two to four sessions. The initial meeting takes about one hour, and the final document preparation meeting occurs over three to four hours. Our law firm's hourly charge is $300. This is an approximation and is not necessarily the time your mediation will take. Divorce mediation generally costs between $2,000 and $5,000. Filing fees are paid to the court.
Mediation Versus Litigation Costs
Compare this cost to hiring an attorney for both you and your spouse. A typical retainer fee is $5,000. For the two of you that would total $10,000, just to begin the divorce process. The fees can exceed that amount.
Instead, you can choose mediation, which will cost less than half of the litigation process. Mediation allows you to choose the pace of your process, fitting it into your budget, saving time, money and reducing stress.
Contact Us Today
We have a strong background helping couples find long-term effective divorce solutions. We offer a hands-on approach to understand clients' unique situations so we can provide the best divorce advice possible.
Contact our law firm today and discover how meditation is a cost-effective and sophisticated service over an online divorce option.
