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The Cost of Litigated Divorce Keeps Going Up

  • Writer: Alan Jacobs
    Alan Jacobs
  • Apr 4, 2016
  • 1 min read

Westchester County, NY may be a bit pricier than Southeast Massachusetts. Still, attorneys asking for a minimum retainer of $25,000 seems absurd.

If you are contemplating a divorce, and you think that mediation is a waste of time, you might want to think again. If you try mediation and it doesn’t work, you can always spend $25,000 on a retainer - and even more as the litigation drags on.

But if you can work things out in mediation, your savings can be enormous. And in 2016, the savings will be even greater.

 
 
 

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