Maine Divorce Cost Calculator

Maine divorce filing fee

Filing a divorce petition in Maine costs $120 in every county. (source)

The clerk also charges a small fee for the sealed Family Matters Summons form, which must be obtained from the clerk's office.

The case is filed in the Maine District Court (Family Division).

Serving divorce papers in Maine

Your spouse can sign the Acknowledgment of Receipt of Summons and Complaint (CV-036) instead of being served, which costs nothing. (form)

Service by the sheriff costs $40 (Statewide sheriff fee for serving a complaint for divorce (30-A M.R.S. 421)). (source)

Required mediation

If the spouses have children together and are not in full agreement, court-scheduled mediation is required in most cases. The court-set fee is $160. Court fee for initial mediation in a pre-judgment Family Division case, covering two sessions; additional sessions are $160 each. A party who cannot pay may ask for a fee waiver. (source)

Fee waiver in Maine

If you cannot afford the fees, file the Application to Proceed without Payment of Fees with Affidavit (CV-067, per researcher; form not opened) (Maine Judicial Branch fee waiver). The court may waive filing fees based on a person's financial circumstances; the application includes an affidavit of financial information. (source)

The court or clerk decides whether to grant it and which fees it covers; filing the form does not guarantee a waiver.

Lawyer fees in Maine

Clio reports an average billed family-law rate of $270 an hour in Maine for 2025. (source) It is an average across lawyers, not a quote. Enter a lawyer's estimated hours above to price them, or enter the rate you were quoted.

Without a lawyer, court costs in Maine run from about $120 on the cheapest route to $160 or more on a contested case with sheriff service.