How much does a divorce cost?

There really is no ballpark figure for how much this will cost because many factors are involved that can make it really cheap or really expensive.

Things to consider:

State/local filing fees

Attorney's fees or mediation fees

Do you intend to do any legwork yourself to minimize the expense? I.e. obtaining, completing, and filing court documents. Some documents are quite simple to do on your own and would not be subject to the costs related to your attorney's billable time on your case.

How much paid/unpaid time you must take from work to get through the divorce process.

The longer it takes to reach settlement, the more it will cost.

I did my divorce via a mediator and filed all of the court documents myself. This was in 2001 and it cost roughly $2,200. A co-worker spent 3 years in settlement/custody negotiations in the mid-90s and it cost him $50,000. Quite a gap in the two situations.

I heard a figure on a radio show recently that said the average mediation costs $4,000 and an average divorce costs $27,000.

Hope this answer helps to ballpark it a bit for you.

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