What does a divorce cost?

The answer to these questions is problematic. If you and your spouse are in high conflict, have children, have complex property issues (stock options, retirement accounts, self employed business owners) it will cost thousands of dollars if you both retain attorneys to act as your gladiator and fight it out to the bitter end. It is not unusual for these cases to cost in the many tens of thousands of dollars (which could be better spent in paying for a college education for your children!).

It was not too long ago that I testified as an expert witness regarding the attorney’s fees of one of the parties which were incurred throughout the divorce. At the time of the trial the attorney’s fees of the wife exceeded $125,000. With good legal counsel who is interested in finding a way to resolve differences and not interested in padding their own pocketbook and who litigates only as a last choice, you can avoid this out of the world cost.