Fees

My fees

One principle: transparency.

Every service has a price announced in advance: a fixed-price consultation, mediation at a fixed fee per party, work for companies at a set rate or on quotation. If you instruct me, a written fee agreement sets out what each stage will cost.

1
A fixed-price consultation
From 30 minutes to 3 hours, depending on your needs. You remain free to instruct me or not.
From €150 excl. VAT
2
A written fee agreement
Signed when the case opens, with a retainer for the first steps.
Retainer of 5 to 10 hours
3
Fixed fees and time spent
A fixed fee for the main acts; other work at the hourly rate, with detailed time records.
€300 excl. VAT per hour

As a lawyer

Advise, negotiate, litigate

Consultations

At the office, 114 rue La Boétie, or by video, in French or English.

Express consultation

30 minutes

€150excl. VAT

€180 incl. VAT

An oral discussion by phone or video, to understand your situation and next steps. No document analysis or written advice.

Initial consultation

1 hour

€300excl. VAT

€360 incl. VAT

Initial legal advice on your rights, obligations and possible strategy. Deducted from the retainer if you instruct me.

Strategic consultation

2 hours

€600excl. VAT

€720 incl. VAT

Prior analysis of your documents, followed by a comparison of your options, risks and costs and a proposed strategy.

International consultation

2 hours

€600excl. VAT

€720 incl. VAT

Competent courts, applicable law and recognition in each country. Also a legal review before a move abroad or return to France.

Wealth review

3 hours

€900excl. VAT

€1,080 incl. VAT

Prior document analysis and an outline of the division of matrimonial assets and financial consequences of separation.

Fixed fees for the main acts

The fixed fee covers drafting the act. Its amount is set in the fee agreement according to the complexity of the case; other work is billed by time spent.

Plan ahead

International prenuptial agreement

From€1,500 excl. VAT€1,800 incl. VAT

Reach an agreement

International parenting agreement

From€2,000 excl. VAT€2,400 incl. VAT

Divorce agreement

From€2,500 excl. VAT€3,000 incl. VAT

Apply to the court

Application for enforcement of a foreign judgment

From€2,000 excl. VAT€2,400 incl. VAT

Parental responsibility application

From€2,500 excl. VAT€3,000 incl. VAT

Divorce proceedings

From€3,000 excl. VAT€3,600 incl. VAT

Child return proceedings

From€3,500 excl. VAT€4,200 incl. VAT

+ €300 HT / h Meetings, exchanges with the other party and their lawyer, hearings, formalities: other work is billed by time spent.

Time spent, retainer and success fee

€300excl. VAT / hour

The hourly rate

For all work outside a fixed fee. Each invoice comes with detailed time records.

5 to 10 hretainer

The retainer

From €1,500 to €3,000 excl. VAT when the case opens, depending on its complexity, for the first steps. Instalments can be agreed.

+ %in addition

The success fee

Where the situation allows, a percentage of the sums obtained or saved, agreed in writing, in addition to the fees; never on its own.

Brochure: services, consultations and feesPDF · 3 pages · 1.3 MB · also in FrenchDownload

As a mediator

Deciding together, at a fixed fee

Each party pays its share, which guarantees everyone the same standing before the mediator.

Two distinct roles. When I conduct a mediation, I am not the lawyer of either party and do not become so afterwards. Each party remains free to consult the lawyer of their choice.

Before any conflict

Preventive · two 2-hour sessions

“Moving together”

Project mediation

€500excl. VAT

per party · €600 incl. VAT

Before a move abroad, a return or a relocation: deciding together on the children’s residence, parenting time, the arrangements of the accompanying partner and the conditions of a return.

Plus a memo of the points agreed

Moving together

Crisis · three 2-hour sessions

Family mediation

In French

€1,000excl. VAT

per party · €1,200 incl. VAT

Separation, divorce, children’s residence, maintenance, division of assets: restore dialogue to build a lasting agreement yourselves.

Plus an individual interview with each of you

Three 2-hour sessions · remotely

International mediation

In English or bilingual

€1,500excl. VAT

per party · €1,800 incl. VAT

Parents in two countries, separation at a distance, a child moved abroad: an agreement recognized in each country concerned.

In each participant’s time zone

International family mediation

Assets · three 2-hour sessions, with a notary

International property mediation

With a notary

€1,500excl. VAT

per party · €1,800 incl. VAT

Settlement, co-ownership or estate across several countries, with a notary who provides the inventory, the valuation and the draft division.

Notary’s fees in addition

The three kinds of mediation

Information meetingAbout twenty minutes, alone or together, to understand the process, with no commitment.

Free of charge

Additional sessionTwo hours, when you wish to continue beyond the fixed fee.

€250 excl. VATper party · €300 excl. VAT (€360 incl. VAT)

Court-ordered mediationOn appointment by the judge; legal aid may cover your share, depending on your means.

Set by the court

Not includedEach party’s own lawyers, approval of the agreement and its recognition abroad, translations and co-mediation.

On quotation

Mediation brochure: fixed fees and processPDF · 4 pages · 1.8 MB · also in FrenchDownload

Moving abroad

Leaving, living abroad, returning

The legal review before a move or a returnAs a lawyer: the two-hour international consultation on your matrimonial property, the competent court, your children’s residence, your succession and your wills.

€600 excl. VAT€720 incl. VAT

“Moving together”: project mediationAs a mediator: two two-hour sessions and a memo of the points agreed.

€500 excl. VATper party · €600 incl. VAT

“Moving abroad with confidence” workshopTwo hours online, for 6 to 10 people. Free for members of partner associations.

€100 excl. VATper person · €120 incl. VAT

Moving abroad as a family · Moving together

Moving abroad brochure: protecting your family across bordersPDF · 2 pages · 0.8 MB · also in FrenchDownload

Companies and associations

Family mobility

Talk and workshop for employeesTwo hours, up to 20 participants, on site or by video.

€1,000 excl. VAT

Awareness session for HR teamsThree hours, up to 10 participants.

€1,500 excl. VAT

“Family Mobility” programOver one year: four talks and workshops, one HR session, an information booklet in your colors.

On quotationdepending on the number of employees

Mediation for an employee and their family“Moving together”, crisis or international mediation, at the fixed fees above; the employer may cover the cost.

From €500 excl. VATper party

Prices exclude VAT and travel expenses.

Formats for businesses

Offer for companies and associationsPDF · 2 pages · 0.9 MB · also in FrenchDownload

Fellow lawyers

Consultation between lawyers

Written opinion, review of documents, certificate of French lawIn private international family law, for the lawyer in charge of the case. The fixed fee is set in writing after reading the question; time spent for ongoing support.

On written proposal

Neutral opinionAt the joint request of the parties and their lawyers, a written, reasoned opinion on the competent court and the applicable law, with no binding force. As a consultant

€2,000 excl. VAT€2,400 incl. VAT, shared equally between the parties

Brochure for fellow lawyers: private international family law expertisePDF · 3 pages · 1.5 MB · also in FrenchDownload

Common terms

Excluding VAT20% VAT applies in addition. Private clients established outside the European Union: in principle no French VAT.

Third-party costsEnforcement officer, notary, translator, expert, foreign lawyer: announced in advance and billed separately.

Written agreementThe terms of each engagement are set out in writing in advance, as the law requires.

Follow-upA statement of time spent and of the fees still to be expected, on request.

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Consultations at the office, rue La Boétie, or by video. Consultations from €150 excl. VAT (€180 incl. VAT).

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