Divorce mediation at The Aurit Center is generally 80-90% less expensive than attorney’s fees in litigation. We provide an all-inclusive and affordable flat fee, so your fee is entirely predictable from the beginning. During your initial free consultation, your potential mediator will share your personalized all-inclusive flat fee for the entire process based on a variety of factors. We fundamentally do not believe that retainers and hourly billing are in the best interests of clients going through divorce. When divorce professionals “bill by the hour” the professional financially benefits the more you fight with your spouse. Conflict leads to more billable work for professionals. This is especially damaging when children are involved, because conflict between parents during divorce has serious psychological consequences for children. In Maricopa County, attorneys charge initial retainer fees of generally $5,000 to $15,000 per spouse. Attorneys then bill hourly for any time spent working on your case. This includes time spent writing you emails, reading emails, phone calls, legal work and even driving from point A to point B. Once this retainer has been drained, additional retainers will be required for the attorney to continue working on your case. Attorneys estimate the average cost of a moderately contested divorce in Arizona to be $15,000 – $20,000 per spouse. Higher conflict cases easily exceed $50,000, and can climb to over $100,000 in certain lengthy cases. Most mediators, like attorneys, bill hourly. The Aurit Center has led the way nationally with our flat-fee structure, and is now among a growing number of mediation firms around the country who provide an “anti-litigation” flat fee approach. Clients unanimously prefer flat fees, and we wouldn’t work any other way.