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Discussion Cost of a divorce lawyer?
OP: January 27, 2017, 11:08:16 AM
OK my MLC said he is contacting a lawyer for advice.  I thought ok well I guess I should get in touch with one myself, just to be on the safe side.  I called a lawyer highly recommended by a friend and she is $400 an hour!  $400 for the consultation!!!!  I just about died!  I am a teacher's aide....I make very little money.  Is this what I will find calling different lawyers?   Thought maybe someone here had gone for a consult.  I live in the Atlanta, Georgia area, USA.
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Me 53
H 53
Married Aug 1996
4 adult children- S24, D22, S20 & S18
July 2014 BD "thinking of divorce, let's go to therapy"
Aug 2014 to Fall 2016 weekly therapy
January 2017 BD he says he's seeing a lawyer about divorce
February 2017 OW confirmed but H doesn't know I know yet...affair began July 2014, when he decided things were bad
February 2017 I filed for divorce
March 2017 H FINALLY  admitted OW and said it was over
May 2017 H moved out
June 2017 New therapist who mentioned reconciliation as an option and we began "dating"
June 2017 dropped divorce case/H fired OW/we began serious reconciliation
May 2018 lease up on apartment and H is back home full time
Currently still seeing therapist once a month, still working through the issues we had with communication that led up to our disconnection
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Re: Cost of a divorce lawyer?
#1: January 27, 2017, 11:31:30 AM
Thats what i paid for a consultation. They usually want 3-5 up front for a retainer
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Re: Cost of a divorce lawyer?
#2: January 27, 2017, 11:46:02 AM
My lawyer started at 375 an hour when H started this whole divorce journey.  2.5 years later (or longer), she is now 425 an hour.  I too don't have the funds to pay for this.
It just adds to the stress of it all.
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Re: Cost of a divorce lawyer?
#3: January 27, 2017, 01:01:48 PM
Holy Moly, my lawyer charged $190 an hour with a free consultation...and she was excellent.

My X's was $200 in hour.
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Re: Cost of a divorce lawyer?
#4: January 27, 2017, 01:02:47 PM
Oh and her retainer was $2,000.
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Re: Cost of a divorce lawyer?
#5: January 27, 2017, 01:03:54 PM
I paid 20K at $400/hour my ex I believe spent close to 80K.

All fighting about the color of the sky

Retainer 10,000.
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Re: Cost of a divorce lawyer?
#6: January 27, 2017, 01:07:34 PM
I found a free consultation and I bounced around to quite a few before I settled. The 400 an hour and 5000 retainer are pretty accurate and probably the standard rate.
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Re: Cost of a divorce lawyer?
#7: January 27, 2017, 01:31:47 PM
Mine is 200 and hour and a 1500 retainer. I am also a teachers aide. He said we could share a lawyer. I don't think so
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Re: Cost of a divorce lawyer?
#8: January 27, 2017, 01:40:38 PM
I know this doesn't work for everybody but I said if he wanted a divorce so badly than he could pay for it.

He paid for both lawyers.
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Re: Cost of a divorce lawyer?
#9: January 27, 2017, 01:45:11 PM
$250 per hour and $4000 retainer for a good attorney in our region. I was fortunate, as my accountant recommended my attorney.
I went to another who was less, but he wanted to jump right in and file. I was simply looking for some guidance at the time - rights, understanding the laws in regards to kids, etc.

H wanted to go through a mediator first. They are there to help negotiate, but cannot give legal advice. The mediator kept hinting we could have an attorney look at this. I was a bit dazed at first, but then realized she was shooting me a warning sign. So glad I heard her the second time. 
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