How Much Does Mediation Cost?

Resolving your dispute in a safe, structured and supportive environment with Family First Mediation and Dispute Resolution is a cost effective alternative to legal proceedings.

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Fees

Mediation Intake Assessment

$300

Per person

Parenting Mediation

$500

Per person for 3 hours

Property Mediation

$650

Per person for 3 hours

Multiple appointments may be required

General Mediation

$650

Mediation other than Family Law matters

Per person for 3 hours

Additional Hour

$120

Per person

Parenting Plan

$350

*All prices include GST - room hire charge may apply for in person mediations - all fees must be paid within 48 hours of receipt of invoice - cancellation fees do apply

Are You Facing Financial Hardship?

Our Principal Mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner also provides mediation services with Interact Support, an Australian online not-for-profit organisation, which can offer reduced fees to those facing genuine financial hardship.

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How Does the Cost of Mediation Compare to Litigation?

In 2018 it was reported that the typical cost of litigating a family law matter was close to $100,000.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-20/the-true-cost-of-a-day-in-court/10610408

More recently it was reported that a matter in the Family Court topped $860,000 in legal fees alone!

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/big-money-and-endless-acrimony-family-court-reform-to-rein-in-dreadful-litigants-lawyers-20201208-p56llr.html?fbclid=IwAR07zyWZdVTeZDNjxA0YRgYolQcxwjbQC_IT10iBQtDC3edPbQlv5zdRroI