Estate & family money
Resolve a estate & family money dispute — without going to court
Grief and money together can pull a family apart. Elerion helps relatives work through an inheritance, divide belongings fairly, and settle a disagreement with an executor — privately, and without a court battle that ends the family too.
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.
After a parent dies, three siblings clash over the house, some money, and a few belongings that carry more meaning than value. Everyone is grieving, and a court fight would cost the estate and whatever is left of the relationships.
Each sibling speaks with Elerion privately about what matters most to them. Elerion keeps the process calm and even-handed, carries only the proposals each chooses to share, and helps them agree on selling the house, splitting the proceeds, and who keeps which keepsakes. What they all accept is drafted into a written agreement they can each take to their own adviser.
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 estate or probate dispute can cost tens of thousands of dollars, often $10,000–$50,000 or more, and it comes straight out of what the family would have inherited. 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 estate & family money 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 person gets a private room, called a caucus — what you share in confidence stays private unless you choose to bring it forward.
- Elerion stays neutral among relatives and executors; it does not take a side and does not give legal advice.
- You decide together how to divide money and belongings; nothing is imposed, and nothing binds anyone until all sign.
- Money figures in the agreement come verbatim from what everyone formally accepted, so no number is invented or drifts.
- Keeping it out of court protects both the estate’s value and the family relationships that a public fight would end.
- A signed agreement is a contract; probate rules vary by place, so have your own attorney review it before you sign.
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 is neutral and does not give legal advice. Estate and probate rules vary widely by state, and some steps still need a court or an attorney. Have your own adviser review any agreement before you sign.
Common questions
Questions people ask
- Can more than two family members take part?
- Yes. Estate disagreements often involve several relatives. Each person can have a private room, and a settlement only happens when everyone who needs to agree has signed.
- What about belongings that are about meaning, not money?
- Those are often the hardest part, and Elerion is built to work through them evenly — helping the family trade and agree on who keeps what, alongside the financial terms.
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.