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News: a divorce can cost from $10,000 to well over $100,000 depending on the complexity of dividing a couple’s assets

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August 11, 2009 at 2:47 pm


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In “Poor economy drives down New Jersey divorce rate,” by Joseph R. Perone/The Star-Ledger, it is reported that Amy Shimalla, Esq., a divorce mediator for Copeland, Shimalla, Wechsler & Lepp, warned that “a divorce can cost from $10,000 to well over $100,000 depending on the complexity of dividing a couple’s assets.”

That is a lot of money — when staying married in no longer an option, Mediation should be seriously considered. However, Mediation requires both parties to be willing to negotiate in good faith; absent that, they can either stay in what some may describe as “living hell,” or pay a lot. Seriously, Mediation is usually the far better alternative.

Even if money is no object to you, your PRIVACY may be — see my prior Blog Post: If YOUR privacy is your concern, you should seriously consider MEDIATION and ARBITRATION.



See related Blog Post, published in the New Jersey Family Law blog.



See related Press Release from the New Jersey Judiciary: Modest Increase in Backlogged Court Cases Reflects Difficult Economy






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