Expert Attorney Explains How Mediation Fees Are Calculated
How are divorce mediation fees set? By the mediator's time—never a percentage of the assets, explains New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger, who notes that asset-based fees are unethical for divorce lawyers in all fifty states. Beyond his hourly charge, costs may include outside experts like a real-estate appraiser or a pension actuary, but nothing scales to the estate's size.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY
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— why fees are by the hour, never a percentage of your assets
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How are mediation fees calculated?
By the mediator's time—never a percentage of the assets, which is unethical for divorce lawyers in all fifty states. Costs may include outside experts like an appraiser or pension actuary, but nothing scales to the estate's size.
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