Rates Effective for New Inquiries as of 10/18/2021
The regular hourly rate for Carl Arnold for Mediation, PC, PTE and Attorney work is $300/hr.
For PTE/PC work, the required initial deposit is 10 x the hourly rate with a minimum ongoing deposit of 5 x the hourly rate.
We offer a 10% reduction in our attorney hourly rate for families that choose to work together using Collaborative Family Law!
The regular hourly rate for Katie Arnold and Carl Arnold to mediate together is $350/hr.
SENE/FENE work is billed at the rate set by each county ENE program.
Fees for non-attorney work (Mediation, PC, PTE, SENE/FENE, Custody Evaluations) are usually divided equally or paid out of a joint account unless otherwise agreed or court ordered.
Carl Arnold offers Custody/Parenting Time Evaluations. The cost is $5,000 (total, not per parent) for the investigation and report. This is a flat fee. It does not include testimony or other work, which are additional fees.
(If you are looking for a Sliding Fee Scale for Collaborative Divorce rather than Mediation, please visit the Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota Sliding Scale Fee Program webpage. Carl Arnold offers reduced hourly rates for Collaborative Divorce through that program.)
We typically accept the following Sliding Fee Scale rates for attorney-referred mediation. However, 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 new significant other has income that allows a person to work less.
These mediation fees are the rates/cost per person rather than per family.
Email us for hourly rate or other fee questions.
carl@arnoldlawmediation.com
The regular hourly rate for Carl Arnold for Mediation, PC, PTE and Attorney work is $300/hr.
For PTE/PC work, the required initial deposit is 10 x the hourly rate with a minimum ongoing deposit of 5 x the hourly rate.
We offer a 10% reduction in our attorney hourly rate for families that choose to work together using Collaborative Family Law!
The regular hourly rate for Katie Arnold and Carl Arnold to mediate together is $350/hr.
SENE/FENE work is billed at the rate set by each county ENE program.
Fees for non-attorney work (Mediation, PC, PTE, SENE/FENE, Custody Evaluations) are usually divided equally or paid out of a joint account unless otherwise agreed or court ordered.
Carl Arnold offers Custody/Parenting Time Evaluations. The cost is $5,000 (total, not per parent) for the investigation and report. This is a flat fee. It does not include testimony or other work, which are additional fees.
(If you are looking for a Sliding Fee Scale for Collaborative Divorce rather than Mediation, please visit the Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota Sliding Scale Fee Program webpage. Carl Arnold offers reduced hourly rates for Collaborative Divorce through that program.)
We typically accept the following Sliding Fee Scale rates for attorney-referred mediation. However, 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 new significant other has income that allows a person to work less.
These mediation fees are the rates/cost per person rather than per family.
Email us for hourly rate or other fee questions.
carl@arnoldlawmediation.com
Individual Gross Annual Income* |
Mediation/ADR Hourly Rate (for mediations held on Zoom and our Northfield office) |
Mediation/ADR Cost When Traveling (“Fixed Fee”** for your portion of the fees for one, 4-hour session, must prepay) |
$0 - $25,000 |
$50/hr |
$250 per session |
$25,001 - $35,000 |
$75/hr |
$300 per session |
$35,001 - $45,000 |
$100/hr |
$400 per session |
$45,001 - $55,000 |
$125/hr |
$600 per session |
$55,001 and greater |
$150/hr |
$750 per session |
*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 your average weekly hours that you work times 52 weeks in a year.
** Flat fee is a fixed amount owing for a mediation session occurring at another office (somewhere else than our Northfield or Edina offices) of up to four hours. Both clients must prepay before the day of the mediation. If the mediation takes less than four hours, the fee is not refunded. If the mediation is cancelled less than 12 hours before the scheduled start time, ½ of the amount will be refunded and the other half will be considered earned.
** Flat fee is a fixed amount owing for a mediation session occurring at another office (somewhere else than our Northfield or Edina offices) of up to four hours. Both clients must prepay before the day of the mediation. If the mediation takes less than four hours, the fee is not refunded. If the mediation is cancelled less than 12 hours before the scheduled start time, ½ of the amount will be refunded and the other half will be considered earned.
