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Kylie. Davis, Assistant
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Kylie. Davis, Assistant
Click here to schedule a time to talk about pricing and payment arrangements (we offer a three month payment plan) for most mediations.
Please schedule a free consultation with our assistant to learn more about our fees or email [email protected].
One-Time Mediations
Client fees are fixed and based on blocking off time for sessions lasting up to four hours. In other words, if a mediation takes less than four hours, the fee does not change. If a client is represented, their fee $600. If a client is represented by legal aid or a pro-bono (free) attorney, their fee is $300 (our minimum fee. on our sliding fee scale). If a client is not represented, their fee is calculated according to our sliding fee scale based on gross income. We offer a 3-month payment option. If a mediation takes more than four hours, an additional fee shall be pro-rated based on their base fee for each additional tenth of an hour.
Child Inclusive Mediation
Client fees are fixed and based on blocking off time for sessions lasting up to four hours. The fee also. includes talking with the parents and talking with the child before the mediation session. If a client is represented, their fee $1,080. If a client is represented by legal aid or a pro-bono (free) attorney, their fee is $400 (our minimum fee. on our sliding fee scale). If a client is not represented, their fee is calculated according to our sliding fee scale based on gross income. We offer a 3-month payment option. If a mediation takes more than four hours, an additional fee shall be pro-rated based on their base fee for each additional tenth of an hour.
Multiple Mediation Session Fees
For people mediating their divorce or custody case from the beginning, we typically like to meet for 2-hours each session rather than 4 hours each session, and typically meet for 2-4 sessions. The cost for each 2-hour session is $720 (total, not per person). Many times, it is helpful to have the mediator provide a write-up after a session, which costs $360 per write-up. We do not offer a 3-month payment option for 2-hour mediation sessions.
One-Time Mediations
Client fees are fixed and based on blocking off time for sessions lasting up to four hours. In other words, if a mediation takes less than four hours, the fee does not change. If a client is represented, their fee $600. If a client is represented by legal aid or a pro-bono (free) attorney, their fee is $300 (our minimum fee. on our sliding fee scale). If a client is not represented, their fee is calculated according to our sliding fee scale based on gross income. We offer a 3-month payment option. If a mediation takes more than four hours, an additional fee shall be pro-rated based on their base fee for each additional tenth of an hour.
Child Inclusive Mediation
Client fees are fixed and based on blocking off time for sessions lasting up to four hours. The fee also. includes talking with the parents and talking with the child before the mediation session. If a client is represented, their fee $1,080. If a client is represented by legal aid or a pro-bono (free) attorney, their fee is $400 (our minimum fee. on our sliding fee scale). If a client is not represented, their fee is calculated according to our sliding fee scale based on gross income. We offer a 3-month payment option. If a mediation takes more than four hours, an additional fee shall be pro-rated based on their base fee for each additional tenth of an hour.
Multiple Mediation Session Fees
For people mediating their divorce or custody case from the beginning, we typically like to meet for 2-hours each session rather than 4 hours each session, and typically meet for 2-4 sessions. The cost for each 2-hour session is $720 (total, not per person). Many times, it is helpful to have the mediator provide a write-up after a session, which costs $360 per write-up. We do not offer a 3-month payment option for 2-hour mediation sessions.
SENE
Two Provider - For those seeking to use the low end of the county sliding fee structure for SENE, Carl Arnold accepts them on a case-by-case basis. Carl Arnold typically requires a minimum fee of $400 per party. If there is an issue with the low fee scale from the county, Carl Arnold often accepts SENE cases (two-provider) where both parties are represented and the fee is based on the hourly rate of each attorney x 4 hours (min fee per party $400). So, for example, if their attorney charges $300/hr, then that client's SENE fee would be $300 x 4 = $1,200. If their attorney charges $90/hr, then, even though $90 x 4 = $360, their fee would be $400 because that is the minimum fee.
FENE
For FENE, Carl Arnold does not accept the county fee structure. We apply our regular mediation fee structure to FENE cases.
Two Provider - For those seeking to use the low end of the county sliding fee structure for SENE, Carl Arnold accepts them on a case-by-case basis. Carl Arnold typically requires a minimum fee of $400 per party. If there is an issue with the low fee scale from the county, Carl Arnold often accepts SENE cases (two-provider) where both parties are represented and the fee is based on the hourly rate of each attorney x 4 hours (min fee per party $400). So, for example, if their attorney charges $300/hr, then that client's SENE fee would be $300 x 4 = $1,200. If their attorney charges $90/hr, then, even though $90 x 4 = $360, their fee would be $400 because that is the minimum fee.
FENE
For FENE, Carl Arnold does not accept the county fee structure. We apply our regular mediation fee structure to FENE cases.
Carl Arnold is an experienced Collaborative Attorney. He has been actively involved in the Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota including serving as President of their board of directors. Please schedule a free consultation to learn more.
If you have lower family income and are looking for a Sliding Scale Fee for Collaborative Divorce, please visit the Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota Sliding Scale Fee Program webpage.
If you have lower family income and are looking for a Sliding Scale Fee for Collaborative Divorce, please visit the Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota Sliding Scale Fee Program webpage.
Self-Represented Sliding Fee Scale for Mediation
Individual Gross Annual Income* |
Individual Cost |
Child Inclusive Mediation - Individual Cost |
$0 - $25,000 This category also applies to people represented by free legal aid services such as SMRLS and Justice North |
$300 per mediation session |
$400 per mediation session |
$25,001 - $35,000 |
$400 per mediation session |
$600 per mediation session |
$35,001 - $45,000 |
$450 per mediation session |
$675 per mediation session |
$45,001 - $55,000 |
$500 per mediation session |
$750 per mediation session |
$55,001 - $65,0000 |
$575 per mediation session |
$865 per mediation session |
$65,001 - $75,000 |
$625 per mediation session |
$938 per mediation session |
$75,001 and greater |
$700 per mediation session |
$1,080 per mediation session |
We reserve the right not to offer a reduced rate or offer a different rate where the circumstances seem to make a reduced rate unreasonable in our view. For example, a reduced rate may be unreasonable where the total family income is higher than average, where there are significant assets, or where a person has other financial support that allows a person to work less.
*Individual Gross Annual Income is your individual yearly income before taxes or any other deductions. For example, if you have a yearly salary, that is your annual gross income. If you receive bonus income, that would be added to your salary to calculate Gross Annual Income. If you do not have a salary and instead have an hourly wage, your Gross Annual Income is calculated by your hourly wage times times 40 hours per week times 52 weeks in a year.