Family Law Fees
Initial Consultation
This office offers an initial consultation of up to 30 minutes for a flat fee of $100
Types of Fees
Following an initial consultation, this office will often be able to
estimate the amount and type of fees your case may require. The
majority of cases are billed at an hourly rate with a retainer required
up front. Flat fees are charged for cases that do not involve disputes.
Billing
You will receive a monthly statement detailing the action taken and
work performed on your case and the amount of time spent on each
action. Bills are mailed out on the 1st of each month.
Flat Fees
If your case is billed as a flat fee, you are only responsible for the
amount of the flat fee for the services provided regardless of the
amount of time spent on your case. If you require services beyond those
included in the flat fee amount, they may be billed at an hourly rate.
Hourly Fees
If your case is billed at an hourly rate, you will be billed for the
amount of time each person in our office spends working on your case.
This includes time spent in communications such as phone calls,
letters, and emails as well as time spent in meetings, drafting
documents and reviewing the file while preparing a strategy or plan.
Billing is done in 6 minute increments.
Billing Rates
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Supervising Attorney
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$275-$350 an hour
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Associate Attorney |
$200-$275 an hour
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Business Consultant
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$200 an hour
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Law
Clerk
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$175 an hour
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Paralegal
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$140 an hour
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Legal Secretary
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$100 an hour
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Costs
You will be responsible for any out of pocket expenses for your case
such as copying, postage, publication fees, service of process fees,
court reporter fees, deposition transcript costs, subpoena fees, and
filing fees.
Retainers
The majority of cases will require an initial retainer before
commencing work on your case. All litigation and family law matters
will require an initial retainer. Retainer funds will be deposited into
an escrow account and will not be withdrawn until it is earned. If we
are able to resolve your matter prior to depletion of the funds, you
will receive a refund of whatever amount has not been earned by this
office. The amount of the initial retainer amount is calculated based
on the information you have provided about the complexity of your case
and your ability to pay. It is impossible to accurately guess the cost
of most family law matters. Many law offices require very high initial
retainers when it is hard to predict the total fees. Our office tries
to work with clients who may have limited means by requiring less
payment up front. If this is the case, it is very likely that your
total fees will exceed your initial retainer amount. If your fees
exceed your initial retainer, you will be responsible for these
additional fees either by submitting an additional retainer, paying off
a balance owed or setting up a payment plan. We strongly encourage you
to pay as much as possible in an initial retainer so that it is easier
to keep your bill current.
Payment Plans
If an initial retainer is not sufficient to keep your bill current
throughout the duration of your case, you may be set up with a payment
plan. Payments plans are set up around your payment schedule. If you
are paid monthly, then a monthly schedule can be set up. If you are
paid weekly or bi-weekly, your payment plan can be set up around this
schedule. Depending on the expected fees for your case, a payment plan
will be arranged for up to the maximum amount you are able to pay on
any given pay period.
Additional Retainer
If your fees are such that a payment plan would not be able to keep you
reasonably current, you may be asked to submit an additional retainer
once your initial retainer has been used.
Keeping your Bill Current
Unless you set up a payment plan or submit an additional retainer, you
will be expected to pay all your fees in full within 30 days of
receiving a bill.
Billed Services
For continuing clients who keep their accounts paid in full and clients
with relatively small matters, our office may not require an initial
retainer, but may send out monthly billing statements for any current
amounts due.
Consultations
Consultations beyond an initial consultation are billed at our regular
hourly billing rate and can be for whatever amount of time is required.
Payment may be required at the time of service.
Flat Fees
For certain types of matters such as joint divorces, a client may
request to be billed a flat fee instead of an hourly rate. This option
is only available for types of cases that do not involve disputes.
FEE SCHEDULE
The retainer amounts listed in the fee schedule below just gives a
ballpark of what to expect. All cases are different and require very
different amounts of work. The amount of work required for a case
depends on many things including:
whether the other party has an attorney
who the judge is
how big of a dispute there is
how much communication a client requires from the attorney representing them
Your retainer may be adjusted to fit your particular case.
Consultation
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Initial
Consultation (up to 30 minutes)
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$100 flat fee
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Further
Consultations
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Hourly Rate
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Uncontested Divorce, Separation, Paternity or Custody
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No
Property, Debts or Minor Children (drafting only)
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$1,500
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Property/Debts
but no Minor Children (drafting only)
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$2,000
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Property/Debts
and Minor Children (drafting only)
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$2,500
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Negotiations
Between Parties
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add $1,000 retainer
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Contested Divorce, Separation, Paternity or Custody
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Initial
Hearings/Discovery Leading to Settlement
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$5,000 retainer
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Evidentiary
Hearing
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add $5,000 retainer
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Court Ordered Evaluation (paid to evaluator)
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estimated $5,000 in costs
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Child Support
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Child
Support Enforcement
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$1,500 retainer
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Child
Support Modification
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$2,500 retainer
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Evidentiary
Hearing
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add $5,000 retainer
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Custody Modification
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Initial
Hearings Leading to Settlement |
$5,000 retainer
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Evidentiary
Hearing
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add $5,000 retainer
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Court
Ordered Evaluation (paid to evaluator)
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estimated $5,000 in costs
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Stipulation
and Order Drafting
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$1,000 retainer
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Negotiations
Between Parties
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add $1,000 retainer
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Post Decree - Other Issues
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Decree Set Aside or Reconsideration
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$5,000 retainer
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Modification
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$5,000 retainer
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Enforcement
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$2,500-5,000 retainer
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Register Out of State Decree
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$2,500-5,000 retainer
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Enforcement
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$2,500-5,000 retainer
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Spousal
Support Enforcement
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$2,500-5,000 retainer
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Relocation
of Custodial Parent
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$5,000 retainer
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Quitclaim
Deed Enforcement
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$1,000 retainer
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Stipulation
and Order Drafting
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$1,500 retainer
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Negotiations
Between Parties
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add $1000 retainer
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Evidentiary
Hearing
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add $5,000 retainer
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Prenuptial Agreements
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Prenuptial
Agreement Drafting and Signing
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$4,000 retainer
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Prenuptial
Agreement Review and Signing
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$2,000 retainer
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Domestic Violence and Protection Orders
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Application
for Order of Protection/Restraining Order
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$1,000 retainer
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Domestic
Violence Hearing Appearance
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$200-$1,000 retainer
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Name Change, Termination of Parental Rights and Stepparent Adoptions
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Name
Change (uncontested)
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$2,000 retainer
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Termination
of Parental Rights (uncontested)
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$2,000 retainer
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Termination
of parental rights and Stepparent Adoption (uncontested)
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$3,000 retainer
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If
any of the above is contested
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$5,000 retainer
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Appeals
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Appeal
to the Nevada Supreme Court
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$10,000 retainer
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Unbundled or One-Time Services
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Court
Appearance for Motion Hearing
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$750-$1000 retainer
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Document
Review or Drafting
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$200-$1000 retainer
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Stipulation
and Order Drafting
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$1,000 retainer
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Negotiations
Between Parties
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$1,000 retainer
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Court
Appearance for Evidentiary Hearing
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$2,000 retainer
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Fee Agreement Forms
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