If there are marital assets that only your spouse can access perhaps he or she would agree to pay the cost of mediation, or your attorney fees. If your spouse does not agree it is unlikely that you would be mediating. In that case a motion can be made in Court to order your spouse to pay for your legal fees. A recent change in the law has made it easier to get interim counsel fees based on the belief that without the necessary funds you would be disadvantaged. Even if we are asking the Court to order your spouse to pay your fees, you will need some source of funds up front for the motion.
About Me
Teresa Ombres is a graduate of Fordham University and New York Law School and is admitted to the practice of law in the States of New York and New Jersey. She began her career in divorce and family law in 1981 and began mediating in 1996 after trainings in Community Mediation and Divorce Mediation. About Us