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Writing for people who collect split fees.
Practical pieces on mediation billing, per-party payment, and keeping collections out of your job description.
Mediation fee agreements: payment terms that actually get you paid
The five payment terms every agreement to mediate needs, sample clause language to adapt with counsel, and the collection mechanics that back the paper up.
How parenting coordinators get paid: collecting court-ordered fee splits
How PC fees are apportioned, why ongoing high-conflict billing is harder than mediation, and the practices and records that get ordered shares paid.
Split billing vs split collection: what your practice software stops short of
Billing tools allocate the fee and print the invoices. Collection from multiple parties stays manual. A six-question checklist to score your setup.
Accepting card payments as a mediator: what you actually need
What a solo mediator needs to take cards for split fees, what to skip, the honest fee math, and the trust-account rule that keeps it simple.
You're a mediator, not a collections department
What chasing split fees actually costs a solo ADR practice, why more reminders don't fix it, and the structural change that does.
How to collect mediation fees without chasing checks
Why split mediation fees go unpaid, what the delay really costs you, and five practices that get you paid on time.