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How to Understand Divorce Mediation Fees

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Are divorce-mediation fees based on your assets? No—it's unethical in all fifty states for a divorce attorney to charge a percentage of assets, explains Sarasota, Florida attorney Bill Leininger. Fees reflect the mediator's time, plus any outside experts like a real-estate appraiser or a pension actuary. Nothing scales to how large your estate happens to be.

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Answered by Bill Leininger · Sarasota, FL

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— why fees are by the hour, never a percentage of your assets

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Are mediation fees based on your assets?

No—it's unethical in all fifty states for a divorce attorney to charge a percentage of assets. Fees reflect the mediator's time, plus any outside experts like an appraiser or a pension actuary, and never scale to the size of your estate.

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