Costs & Fees

• Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM)
  From £120 per person

• Court Forms (FM1 / C100 / Form A)
  From £60 per person

• Mediation Meetings (Monday–Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)
  From £120 per person, per hour

• Preparation of Open Statement of Financial Information (OFS)
  £60 per hour, per person

• Preparation of Parenting Plan
  From £60 per person

• Preparation of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
  £60 per hour, per person

• Clean Break Order
  From £299.50

• Financial Consent Order
  Fixed £299.50 per person

• Mediation Meetings (Out of office hours: weekdays 5.30pm–8.30pm & weekends)
  POA

Why divorce costs are often difficult to predict

Clients frequently ask solicitors for fixed-price divorce services and are told this is not possible. In fact, that response is often accurate because court-based proceedings are inherently reactive. Many clients seek an alternative process that offers greater control over scope, pace, and expenditure.

Court-based proceedings are inherently reactive. Issues may emerge over time, correspondence can escalate, and positions can harden, causing costs to increase as a function of process rather than resolution. While court proceedings are necessary or appropriate in some circumstances, many clients seek an alternative process that offers greater control over scope, pace, and expenditure.

Mediation at Barclay Devere: structured cost discipline

Mediation through Barclay Devere is designed for cases where financial clarity is central. While no process can guarantee specific outcomes, our framework is structured to reduce unpredictability. To achieve this, we provide a defined scope and advance cost visibility so that fees are agreed before each stage begins.

• Defined scope — clarity on which issues are addressed, and in what sequence
• Structured progression — a managed process rather than open-ended discussion
• Advance cost visibility — fees explained and agreed before each stage
• Participant control — the ability to pause, narrow, or conclude mediation at any point

This approach is typically chosen by clients who value predictability and informed decision-making, rather than simply lower headline fees.

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How costs are approached

Barclay Devere does not operate as a volume-based, open-ended hourly mediation service.

Fees are typically agreed by reference to defined stages or scoped work, reflecting:

• The complexity of the financial landscape
• The level of structure and disclosure required
• Whether proposals must be capable of being taken forward following independent legal advice

All mediation costs are discussed openly and confirmed in advance. There are no automatic escalations and no obligation to proceed beyond any agreed stage.

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When Barclay Devere is commonly appropriate

We are often used where mediation involves additional complexity. For instance, it is suitable for cases involving multiple properties or defined benefit pension schemes. Moreover, our use is driven by risk considerations rather than wealth alone, ensuring that the process remains proportionate to the complexity of the landscape.

• Multiple or higher-value properties
• Pension arrangements, including defined benefit schemes
• Business or partnership interests
• Circumstances where informal agreement alone is insufficient

Use of Barclay Devere is driven by complexity and risk considerations, not wealth alone.

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Outcomes, formalisation, and legal advice

Mediation assists participants in reaching their own informed decisions. Mediators at Barclay Devere are impartial, do not provide legal advice, and do not determine outcomes.

Any formalisation of proposals — including consent orders or other legally binding arrangements — requires independent legal advice and, where applicable, court approval.

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Voluntary participation

Participation in mediation is voluntary. Either participant, or the mediator, may pause or end the process at any stage if mediation is no longer appropriate or effective.

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Fees and transparency

• Mediation fees are confirmed before each stage begins
• There are no rolling commitments
• Fees relate to mediation services only

All mediation fees are confirmed before each stage begins. Furthermore, there are no rolling commitments. Ultimately, participants may choose to incur separate costs for legal or financial advice, but the mediation fees themselves remain transparent and stage-gated.

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A note on suitability and accessibility

For early-stage mediation, MIAMs, or services offered on a transparent hourly basis, these are provided through our umbrella mediation service, Help2Mediate.

Barclay Devere exists specifically for cases where structure, disclosure, and procedural rigour are required.

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Summary

Barclay Devere offers a disciplined mediation framework for complex divorce and financial-settlement cases, focused on clarity, proportionality, and informed decision-making — without open-ended cost exposure or pressure to proceed.