How it works

How a case runs, from the first call

The same five steps at every office. You'll always know which one you're on.

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Step 1: A short call
Ten minutes with our intake team to check we can help and that there's no conflict with the other side.
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Step 2: The first meeting
An hour with a lawyer, in person or by video. Bring what you have; we'll tell you what's missing.
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Step 3: Your written plan
Within a week: what we'll file, in what order, the likely timeline and a fee estimate for each step.
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Step 4: The work
Filings, disclosures, mediation and hearings. Every step is a line on your plan, and we update it as things change.
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Step 5: The order and after
Once the judge signs, we send you a one-page summary of what the order says and what to do if it isn't followed.

Fees

What it costs, in writing first

Every plan has a fee estimate per step, and we tell you before a step costs more than we said.

Set fee
First meeting
An hour with a lawyer and a written plan a week later.
- Credited to your first bill if you hire us
- In person or by video
Flat fee
Uncontested divorce
For spouses who agree on the main questions.
- Drafting and filing the final papers
- Court's filing fee is extra
- One hearing included
Hourly
Everything else
Contested divorce, custody, support and adoption.
- A retainer, held in trust
- A fee estimate for each step
- Monthly itemized bills

One hour for a set fee quoted when you book, and your plan in writing a week later.