According to Martindale-Nolo Research, the average cost of a divorce lawyer is $270 an hour and the average total cost for legal fees per spouse is $11,300 (though the median was $7,000).

Across all 50 states, the average cost of divorce is between $15,000 and $20,000. Still, how cheap or expensive a divorce is may ultimately depend on the state where it occurs. For instance, it is ...

Four years ago, Ms. Waxman and her husband split up, and finally, some $2 million later, the case is over. The lawyers’ fees were exorbitant, which was no surprise. But the costs of the outside ...

Elaine Mickman, of Penn Valley, Pa., near Philadelphia, said legal costs in her divorce and child custody case have totaled about $1 million, including $125,000 for experts including a guardian ad ...