CUSTODY EVALUATION PRICING

As of July 2024
subject to periodic revision

ALL Custody Evaluations have to be calculated based on the circumstances of each party.
The Base Rate for the Custody Evaluation is $3000.00.


**The base rate covers
two (2) Adult parties
and up to three (3) minor children

under the age of fourteen (14)
{addition minor children
not covered,
add $75.00 per child)

All charges cover the research
and additional interview time.
 

Children subject to the Evaluation between the ages of
(14) and  (18) must be
treated as adults for
background checks
(FBI and TDPRS
(Texas Department of
Protective Services)
Background Checks.
Age (14-18). $200.00 
Texas requires that all individuals that live in the home
over the age of fourteen (14)

need to be evaluated
for Criminal History
and TDPRS records. 
There is an additional
charge of $200.00 

for each addition person
FULL disclosure of all
parties must be disclosed
prior to signing the 
Evaluation Contract can be
drawn up for signature. 


In a Custody Evaluation,
unlike other Divorce processes,

There is NO personal relationship between the Evaluator
and the parties. 
The Evaluator must remain neutral
and to do so they need to
limit the ex parte communication.

COMMUNICATION  RATE(S):

1–30 minutes ($75.00)
31–60 minutes (#150.00)

There is no charge to email me
You are charged
if I’m required to respond

FIRST (1ST)
COURT APPEARANCES

The 1st Court Appearance
is included in the cost
of the Base Rate
for the Evaluation

provided that it does not
exceed four (4) hours.

If it is an in-person appearance,
the four (4) hours begin when the Evaluator leaves their first destination point
till the Evaluator
returns to the same point. 


This does not include mileage to or from an in-person appearance, which is billed at the
IRS standard mileage rate of $0.67 per mile as of January 1, 2024,
and is subject to any increases made by the IRS for future reimbursements.
ANY additional time exceeding the four (4) hours
will be billed at the Hourly rate of $150.00 billed in 30-minute increments. 


Evaluations outside of
fifty (50) miles of 78232,

Additional mileage is billed
at a rate of $.67 per mile
are added
Additional time at 
$150.00/hr billed in 
increments of 30 minutes.

 

Out of the Tangled Web, a limited liability practice under the umbrella of Virtually Mia, LLC,
does not accept payment plans., personal checks, or Cash
Payments can be made via Credit or Debit Card through the App STRIPE
or through the following: ZELLE at (210-772-2700
CASH APP at $virtuallymia

Payments received more than seven (7) days after the due date
incur a late fee of $50.00 for each seven (7) days past the payment due date.
Each collection email incurs a $75.00 charge per page.

When the Evaluation moves into additional charges
EACH party will be required to have  a valid card on file 
on an App called Stripe
Stripe charges a processing fee of 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction.