Sometimes couples, who are on reasonably good terms when they are ending their relationship, have worked through some of their issues, but need some assistance in resolving the remaining issues. In those cases, mediation is a great fit. However, mediation can also work in cases where the parties are not necessarily on the best of terms, or communicating well. Even in those cases, mediation can help parties resolve property, financial and parenting issues. A skilled mediator can remind parents that they have one very important common interest: their children. The mediator can help the parties refocus their attention away from their emotional pain toward their parenting and assets/debts issues. Parents can learn that they can communicate and cooperate because, for their children's sake, they must.