Your flat fee covers everything you need to complete your divorce:

✓ Kickoff meeting and divorce plan – Understanding your situation and creating a customized roadmap.

✓ Information gathering and organization – Guidance on documents needed and consolidation of those documents into a reference guide.

✓ Mediation sessions – Structured sessions to work through all issues and reach agreements.

✓ Financial support calculations – Child support and spousal maintenance calculations, if applicable.

✓ Consent Decree drafting and revisions – Preparation of all legal documents incorporating your agreements.

✓ As-needed support throughout – Email support between sessions to keep the process moving.

✓ Court filing assistance – Guidance on how to submit agreements to the court.

✓ Court filing fees – All fees paid to the court.

You decide how to split the mediation fee. Common arrangements include:

• 50/50 split

• One party pays the full fee

• Split proportional to income (e.g., 60/40 or 70/30)

There's no requirement that fees be split equally—whatever arrangement works for your situation is fine.

Payment is accepted via:

• Credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover)

• Debit card

• ACH bank transfer (electronic transfer directly from your bank account)

• Wire transfer

Misinformation: People are told divorce is a fight and if you pay enough you’ll win. That’s often wrong. I’ll explain the true nature of divorce during our consultation.

One professional vs. many – In litigation, each party hires their own attorney at $300-$600+ per hour, plus paralegals at $150-$175 per hour. In mediation, you pay one flat fee for one professional.

Efficient process – Mediation typically takes 3-4 months. Litigation often takes 12-18+ months, with hourly billing for every email, phone call, court appearance, and document review.

No court battles – Litigation involves arguing via motion practice, depositions, discovery disputes, trial preparation, and evidentiary hearings—all billed hourly. Mediation focuses on productive negotiation, not adversarial positioning.

Your flat fee includes sufficient mediation time for the typical case of your complexity level. If additional sessions are needed beyond what's included, the mediator has the discretion to bill at $350 per hour. The prospect of additional billing is to protect against one party staunchly refusing to relinquish unreasonable positions or inappropriately delaying settlement. However, most cases are completed within the flat fee structure.

The full mediation fee is due before your initial meeting. This secures your spot on the calendar and allows us to begin work immediately.

If mediation terminates before a Consent Decree is drafted, you'll receive a refund of any amount paid in excess of actual time spent (calculated at $350/hour).

Once a Consent Decree has been drafted incorporating your agreements, the flat fee is considered fully earned.

If you cancel before the initial meeting occurs, you'll receive a refund of the flat fee minus a $350 cancellation fee to cover case intake and administrative costs.

Payment plans may be available on a case-by-case basis. Contact me to discuss your specific situation. If paying the full fee upfront presents an undue financial hardship, we’ll figure something out.

No. During the consultation, we'll discuss your situation, I'll explain how the process works, and I'll provide a specific fee quote. If you decide mediation isn't right for you after the consultation, you're under no obligation to proceed.

No. The flat fee structure means you know your total cost upfront. The only potential additional costs are:

• Additional mediation sessions beyond what's included (billed at $350/hour)

• QDRO preparation by a specialist (if you're dividing retirement accounts)

• Independent attorney review of your Consent Decree (optional but encouraged)

These potential costs will be discussed upfront so there are no surprises.

A competent attorney should charge $1,000-$1,500 to review a completed Consent Decree and provide consultation about its terms. This is money well spent for peace of mind, and it's still a fraction of what you'd pay for full representation in litigation.