How to Handle Divorce Mediation Payment
How is divorce-mediation payment handled? Not automatically down the middle, says Staten Island, New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger. A stay-at-home parent shouldn't have to match a spouse earning $200,000, so he splits fees pro rata by income. A joint account may cover it, or the lesser earner pays a small share for 'skin in the game.'
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY
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— why a strict 50/50 split rarely makes sense when incomes differ
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How is mediation payment handled?
Not automatically down the middle—a stay-at-home parent shouldn't have to match a spouse earning $200,000, so he splits fees pro rata by income, whether from a joint account or with the lesser earner paying a small share for 'skin in the game.'
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