How much does mediation cost?

The initial "assessment" meeting  is FREE for everybody, regardless of level of income.

You can attend this meeting on your own or together. If you attend on your own and wish to consider mediation as a way forward your former partner will be offered an individual assessment meeting too. When you both have agreed to engage in the mediation process we will then offer a first joint mediation appointment.

Legal aid is available for mediation if you are in receipt of Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance or Guaranteed State Pension Credit or are eligible following a means assessment. 

For a means assessment to take place at your initial assessment meeting your "gross family income" needs to be under £30,360pa. (April 2008)

You can see if you might be eligible for legal aid by clicking here and ticking Family Mediation at Question 1 on the Legal Aid Calculator.

For clients not eligible for legal aid there is a scale of charges.(see attached file). The level of fee due will be identified at the initial FREE assessment meeting.

IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO PAY MEDIATION FEES BY MONTHLY STANDING ORDER, THE LEVEL OF MONTHLY PAYMENT WILL BE AGREED AT YOUR ASSESSMENT MEETING

If you are eligible for means assessment but not eligible for legal aid the fee will be between £20.00 and £65.00 per hour (meetings last an hour and a half) depending on disposable income and issues to be discussed. .

If you are not eligible for means assessment the fee will be from £75.00 to £120.00 per hour (meetings last an hour and a half) depending on individual gross income and issues to be discussed.

The fees are inclusive of VAT and all our administration costs - (letters, telephone calls, case notes, documentation etc.)

Where clients are eligible for legal aid for Family Mediation the Statutory Charge does not apply and legal aid is non contributory.

Involving children (CIM) in mediation does not incur additional costs as their meeting is covered by charitable donations.