Average Divorce Fee Charged by a Lawyer: Contested vs Uncontested The website CanadianLawyerMag.com surveyed 570 lawyers and found the following statistics about their divorce fees in Canada: The divorce fees charged by a lawyer for an uncontested case vary from a low of $1,056 to a high of $2,922 with an average of $1,540 per case. The divorce fees charged by a lawyer for a contested case vary from a low of $6,582 to a high of $86,644 with an average of $15,570 per case. Keep in mind, disbursements are extra. Typically, there is the court filing fee, a cost[...]