IMPORTANT INFORMATION: How much does divorce mediation cost compared to traditional litigation?

Divorce is most often a significant financial investment into your future. That sounds so odd when you are walking away with less than you had access to as a married couple. However, through the divorce process, you are ideally setting yourself up for financial recovery and future well-being. You want to maximize what you have acquired during your marriage so that it can carry you securely into your future. That means retaining as much of that growth as possible for both of you.

The big question, then, is how much does divorce mediation cost? When parties choose the litigated route, and the use of attorneys becomes necessary, that "investment" increases significantly in the present and decreases your wealth markedly for the future. If you were to hire an attorney in Oregon, your retainer would be $10,000 per person. Cascade Mediation's most common package for divorce mediation, Package C, is $5,550 per person*. Including court filing and paralegal fees, that is a divorce DONE for just over half the cost of getting one rolling with attorneys.

The Fine Print: Cascade Mediation has packaged its divorce mediation services so that there can be at least one element of certainty for you during this time. As long as everyone is doing the work required during this process (gathering financial information, working cooperatively in mediation, and not renegotiating outside of mediation), I can choose a package for you that will accomplish your goals. However, if we find we need some extra time to wrap things up, ala cart services are available.

Additional costs not included in the package:

Qualified Domestic Relations Order preparation: $850 per QDRO.
Parenting Class required by the State of Oregon. Price is set per the County in which you file.
Cases going beyond the scope of the package: $350 per hour.

*Please note, Cascade Mediation will choose the package that best suits your situation.

**Prices are subject to change without notice until a Mediation Agreement is entered into between all parties and the mediator.

Take Away:

You can get a fully mediated divorce for less than the price of a retainer for an attorney.

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Cascade Mediation Fees for Service

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Package A

- Minimal asset and debt division only.

- Includes up to 6 hours of mediation. and 1 doc edit.

- Parenting Plan Modification

-Includes Court Document preparation, filing fees, and electronic filing of your approved documents.

- Price is Per Person.

$2350 pp

Package B

Package A

- Minimal asset and debt division

and

- Parenting plan

- couples seeking spousal support.

- Includes up to 3 hours financial analysis, 8 hours of mediation, and 2 doc edits.

-Includes Court Document preparation, filing fees, and electronic filing of your approved documents.

- Price is Per Person.

$4500 pp

Package C

Package A

Package C

- Extensive asset and debt division (marital home, retirement, pension, credit cards, loans, etc.)

and

- Parenting plan and/or spousal support.

- Includes up to 6 hours of financial analysis, 10 hours of mediation, and 3 doc edits.

-Includes Court Document preparation, filing fees, and electronic filing of your approved documents.

- Price is Per Person.

$5500 pp

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Package D

Package A

Package C

- Extensive asset and debt division (marital home, retirement, pension, credit cards, loans, etc.)

and

- Children and/or spousal support

and

- business interests and/or additional real estate.

- Includes up to 8 hours of financial analysis, 12 hours of mediation 4 doc edits.

-Includes Court Document preparation, filing fees, and electronic f

- Extensive asset and debt division (marital home, retirement, pension, credit cards, loans, etc.)

and

- Children and/or spousal support

and

- business interests and/or additional real estate.

- Includes up to 8 hours of financial analysis, 12 hours of mediation 4 doc edits.

-Includes Court Document preparation, filing fees, and electronic filing of your approved documents.

- Price is Per Person.

$6850 pp

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Possible Additional Costs:

QDRO Prep: If one is necessary. Read more about QDROs here.

$850 each

Parenting Class: The State of Oregon requires the parents in a divorce that includes a parenting plan to attend a Parenting Class in the county in which you file your paperwork. This cost varies between counties, and I will provide this information during the onboarding process.

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Scope of Work

Possible Additional Costs:

Scope of Work: The flat fee noted above includes the following:

1. Initial Meeting, 30-60 min

2. Individual Meetings with Each Party, 60min

3. Document Gathering and Organization

4. Data Entry and Analysis per package value

5. Mediation per package value

6. Email and Telephone Correspondence, up to 3 hours

7. Mediated Agreement/Parenting Plan do

Scope of Work: The flat fee noted above includes the following:

1. Initial Meeting, 30-60 min

2. Individual Meetings with Each Party, 60min

3. Document Gathering and Organization

4. Data Entry and Analysis per package value

5. Mediation per package value

6. Email and Telephone Correspondence, up to 3 hours

7. Mediated Agreement/Parenting Plan document preparation with edits according to package.

8. Court Document preparation, filing fees, and electronic filing of your approved documents.

Once the scope of services has been provided, if additional services are needed, they will be billed at the hourly rate.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: How much does divorce mediation cost compared to traditional litigation?

Take Away:

Cascade Mediation Fees for Service

Package A

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Package B

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Package C

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Package C

Package D

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Package C

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