Service Fees

Fees of the Mediation Process:

• Mediator's fees: for the one hour pre-mediation (intake) session: $320 / hour per party

• Mediator's fees: for the joint mediation session * $980 per party (additional time $210 per hour per person)

• Mediator's fees: for the all day joint mediation session (6 hours) $1,800 per party

• Mediator's fees: for Child Inclusive Mediation consultation with child: external child consultant, at cost

• Reading of Court Ordered Dispute Resolution Mediation documents: $320 / hour per party

• Calls and emails will be charged in 15 minute increments. $320 / hour per party pro-rata. Once joint mediation begins there will be no further charges for calls and/or emails. Face to Face Joint mediation sessions will incur an additional fee of $165 per party per 3 hours for rooms. Additional charges for any time over 3 hours.

Fee Responsibility and Liability

Each party will be liable to the mediator for the mediator's fees as described above. The parties will each be responsible for their own fees, unless otherwise agreed. The parties agree to pay fees on receipt of invoice. Payment can be made by direct bank transfer.

Some mediation cases take more than one session to resolve all issues relating to a parenting plan or financial settlement. The number of sessions is dependent on the complexity of the issues and the ability for each party to collaborate and negotiate with the support of the family dispute resolution practitioners.

A 100% upfront payment prior to all intake and joint mediations sessions is required. An invoice will be issued to each client prior to the mediation and only once payment is received, will the mediation date and appointment be confirmed. This can be paid by direct deposit, credit or debit card. Accepted cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express.

Please note that if an appointment is cancelled less than 24 hours prior to the appointment (or by Friday 12 PM in the case of Monday appointments), a full cancellation fee of $320 is payable by the party/s. In the case of 24 to 48 hrs notice, 50% cancellation fee of $160 applies.