Who will pay for the marital home? The household expenses. Who has to cover the health insurance? How are copays and extra curricular activities going to be paid? How much child support and alimony will be awarded? How are credit card bills going to be paid, etc? The probation officer will really sit down and try to help you and your spouse come to some agreements regarding any issues that are pending before a judge. No matter what you're able to agree upon, they will have you sign off on what you did agree upon. If you have a full agreement, congratulations. You have done a lot of the hard work. You'll still likely appear before the judge so that the judge makes sure that you have entered this agreeing fully and voluntarily. If you didn't reach agreement on any or all of the issues, you'll get that opportunity to argue your case before the judge.