Divorce & custody
Resolve a divorce & custody dispute — without going to court
Ending a marriage is hard enough without a courtroom war. Elerion helps you and your co-parent work out the parenting schedule, split what you own, and settle support — calmly, privately, and on your own terms.
What a mediated outcome looks like
A calmer path to a written agreement
Every dispute is different, so here is a composite showing how a mediation with Elerion typically unfolds — not a real case.
A couple separating after nine years cannot agree on the holiday schedule for their two kids, and each has been afraid to be the first to compromise. Neither wants to spend a year and their savings in family court.
In their own private rooms, each parent tells Elerion what matters most — one needs predictable weekday mornings for work, the other wants real holiday time. Elerion carries only the offers each side chooses to share, helps them trade a Thanksgiving for a spring break, and turns what they both accepted into a written parenting plan and property split. When both sign, they have a settlement to take to their own attorneys and, if needed, the court.
What it costs
The traditional way versus $9 with Elerion
The same disagreement can cost a few dollars or tens of thousands, depending on the path you take.
A contested divorce commonly runs $15,000 or more per side once lawyers, filings, and custody evaluations are counted — often well into $20,000–$50,000+ each when a case drags on. A private human mediator typically charges $100–$500 an hour, or roughly $750–$6,000+ for the case.
These are typical estimates, not quotes. Real costs vary widely by dispute, state or country, and the people involved — verify the figures for your own situation.
How Elerion handles it
Built for a divorce & custody dispute
Elerion is a single, neutral AI mediator. You use it — you never have to configure it. Here is what that means for a dispute like yours.
- Each parent gets a private room, called a caucus — what you tell Elerion in confidence is not shared with the other side unless you allow it.
- Elerion stays strictly neutral. It never takes a side, and it will not give either of you legal advice.
- You shape the parenting schedule and the property split together; nothing is decided for you and nothing is binding until you both sign.
- The written agreement records only the terms you both formally accepted — money figures come verbatim from the accepted offer, not from anything said in chat.
- You can bring the signed settlement to your own attorney to review before you sign, and to the court that finalizes your divorce.
- You can walk away at any time. Mediation is voluntary from start to finish.
Elerion is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. Attorneys are welcome and encouraged, and a signed settlement is a contract — enforceability varies by situation and place, so it is wise to have a lawyer review it before you sign.
Elerion screens for coercion and signs of domestic abuse, and mediation may not be appropriate where there is abuse or one person cannot negotiate safely and freely. If you feel unsafe, you do not have to mediate. The U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233. In an emergency, call 911.
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (24/7)
Common questions
Questions people ask
- Can Elerion finalize our divorce?
- No. Elerion helps you both reach a written settlement — the parenting plan and property terms you agree to. A court still grants the divorce itself, and requirements vary by state. Elerion is not a law firm and does not give legal advice; have your own attorney review the agreement before you sign.
- Is what I say kept from my ex?
- Yes. Each of you has a private room, called a caucus. What you tell Elerion privately stays private unless you choose to put it on the table. Only the offers you decide to share reach the other side.
- What if we do not agree on everything?
- That is normal, and it is fine. You can settle the parts you agree on and leave the rest for another day or another forum. Nothing is binding until you both sign, and you can stop at any time.
Try settling it the calmer way
Your first mediations are free — three of them, no credit card. Start whenever you are ready, and walk away any time.