Divorce Cost Calculator

Estimate the total cost of a divorce — low / typical / high — from case type, attorney arrangement, legal hours, state filing fee, and optional add-ons.

For consumer information only — not legal advice and not a quote.

Case details

Divorce type

Uncontested Contested

Goes to trial?

No Yes

Children / custody / assets disputed?

No Yes

Attorney

Use a lawyer?

No (DIY / pro se) Yes — flat fee Yes — hourly

Flat-fee bundle (one bundled price for the case)

Attorney hourly rate (USD/hr) ~$150 – $700

The low / typical / high rows below each use their own number of legal hours. Hour counts are auto-filled for your case detail; edit them freely.

Low-case hours

Typical-case hours

High-case hours (trial scenarios often 50–150+)

Filing fees

State

Select a state to see its filing fee.

Court filing fee override (USD)

This is added once for all three bands.

Mediation (optional)

Include mediation

Mediator rate (USD/hr)

Sessions

Hours per session

Typical mediation: ~$100–$300/hr, 2–6 sessions, often split between parties.

Optional addons

Process service — $75 (~$50–$100 per person) Financial discovery & appraisal — $1,500 (~$500–$5,000+) Parenting / divorce education class — $100 (~$50–$150) Legal document preparation — $300 (~$150–$500)

Add-on line items use the midpoint of each typical range. Custody-evaluation / expert-witness costs ($2,000–$10,000+) are not included.

Estimated divorce cost

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Itemized breakdown

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This is an estimate based on national averages and typical practice — not a quote or legal advice. Actual costs vary widely by state, county, attorney, and case specifics.

Data sources

Filing fees are approximate state values (~$200–$435). Confirm your county's current fee. Hour bands are illustrative scenario defaults; totals always use entered hours × rate + filing fee + add-ons.