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Collaborative
(Costs vary for each case. Cost for each meeting is $800 to $1,000 per party, including prep, debriefing, minutes)
Retain Professionals
Determine Team Composition
Clients retain attorneys and coaches
Preparation for 1st 4 way
Establish the Framework
Review Process and The Help List
Commitment to Process
Sign Agreements
Share each person's interests and needs
Temporary Arrangements
Agree on interim financial and
parenting arrangements, which can be
retroactive and without prejudice
Gather Information
Determine additional team members
Determine information and
documents to gather
Assign responsibility for gathering
Continue to share each person’s interests,
needs and options
Evaluate for choices and limitations
created by
Parties
Real world
Law
Reaching agreement
Brainstorm settlement options
Evaluate for consequences
Negotiate to resolution
Completion
Marital Settlement Agreement
Court required pleadings
Signing documents and Closing
Review
Review parenting & financial
arrangements, as needed
Total: $5,000 to $25,000
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Litigation
(with estimated costs for each side)
Retain attorneys
Initial case planning and
information gathering
($2,000 to $10,000 or more)
Order to Show Cause
Re: Support, Custody, Use of property, Restraining Orders
($2,000 to $5,000 each time)
Formal and Informal Discovery
Interrogatories, depositions,
Demand for Documents, Subpoenas,
Joint or separate expert evaluations
Disclosure Forms
($1,500 to $20,000 or more)
Analyze legal outcome
Settlement proposals and counter-proposals and/or settlement meetings
($1,000 to $3,000 or more)
Trial
Trial setting pleadings ($1,500)
Expert disclosures and depositions
($1,000 to $5,000 or more)
Judicial settlement conference
($1,000 to $3,000)
Trial brief ($1,000 to $2,500)
Prepare witnesses ($750 to $2,500)
Trial ($2,000 per day)
Post trial pleadings and motions
($500 to $5,000)
Post-separation motions
Modify or enforce custody or support
Enforce property division
($2,000 - $5,000 or more each time)
Total: $15,000-$50,000 and up
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Litigation Timeline
(times are listed from start of case)
1-3 months
2 months until end of case
3 months to 3 years
6 months to 3 years
1 year to 4 years
Until child 18
Indefinite
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