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Mediation Preferred Over Court
Posted by Adelaide Neilson on Sun, 03/04/2007 - 10:26am
The average cost of a "contentious divorce" these days can run about $100,000 in legal fees, with some extreme cases reported to have risen into the $500,000 range. And in the end, the majority of the apparent winners settled saying they didn't get what they wanted.
In reaction to these escalating costs and often unfulfilling outcomes, many courts and individuals have started taking a more evolved approach to separating through collaborative divorce and mediation.
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I tried it, and it worked
you have to be willing to work things through this way, but it such a healthier way to approach divorce. and the emotional and finanical strain is so much less....
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We talked to a mediator and through that we were able to settle some things that alone we couldn't have, which would have changed our divorce from being 'non-contested'. The divorce ended up costing $300, and it was $500 ea. for two QDROs I had to file in order to claim my part of his retirement.