12 years after a
mediated divorce, 85% remain satisfied with the results while only
15% of those who used traditional court procedures remain satisfied.
Each professional mediator may have different rates. Mediator Jerry Hamilton, for example, charges each party equally (unless they agree differently at the beginning) an hourly based on each person's annual income plus net worth, as follows:
If income plus net worth are lower
than:
Then the hourly rate is:
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
$90,000
$100,000
$110,000 or more
Zero
$50
$75
$100
$125
$150
$175
$200
$225
$250
He also charges for some costs (for example, more than 3 photocopies is 30
cents per page; more than 100 miles of travel is 50 cents per
mile; each night away from home is $200 per diem).
