In some situations a judge may require you and your spouse to
undergo mediation, especially if your divorce involves children. If you are not required
by the court to go through mediation, you may still want to consider it.
Mediation allows both parties to discuss their disagreements about the
divorce with an impartial third party (or mediator) who can then help them come to an amicable agreement and
thereby spare both parties from having to undergo a lengthy court proceeding.