What Will It Cost?

All initial interviews are free.  If you qualify for Legal Aid you will be entitled to free mediation.

Hampshire Family Mediation is the only not-for-profit service in Hampshire that has a contract with the Legal Services Commission to provide mediation. 

Mediators carry out an assessment at your initial interview and will be able to tell you whether you qualify to receive publicly funded mediation (Legal Aid).  If you do qualify mediation is entirely free.  You may also be entitled to some free legal advice. Ask your solicitor about this.

Those who do not qualify pay according to gross income.

Planning Meeting

Mediation Meeting

Capped Fee*

Over £50,000

£120

£185

£675

£40,000-£50,000

£110

£170

£620

£30,000-£40,000

£100

£155

£565

£20,000-£30,000

£90

£140

£510

Under £20,000

£80

£125

£455

ALL FEES INCLUDE VAT

The planning meeting lasts for an hour and mediation meetings an hour-and-a-half.

In ‘All issues’ and ‘Finance and Property’ mediation a final detailed Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) and Financial Statement is prepared. This costs £50 per person. In Child cases a simpler, formal record of any agreement reached is charged at £25 per person.  No charge is payable by those who qualify for publicly funded mediation. 

Our charges cover mediator’s time during the sessions plus associated work outside the meetings, provision of summaries of the outcome of meetings, all administration costs including phone calls, letters and communication with solicitors.

Preparation of Consent Order: at the conclusion of mediation a solicitor is able to prepare a document based on your memorandum of understanding to obtain a Consent Order from the Court that converts your voluntary agreement into a legally binding order.  The charge for this is in the region of £100-£500 depending on your solicitor’s charges and the time spent preparing the Order.

*Capped fee includes the MOU costs. Further fee is payable three months or more after case is closed.