You and your spouse have decided to divorce. Both of you want to avoid the costs, delay, and emotional trauma of a drawn$-$out court battle, so you have decided to use a process called

In this process, you will have the assistance of a third$-$party neutral as you try to work out issues such as debt and asset division, custody and visitation, etc. This person is not empowered to make decisions for you but will try to help you to reach a mutually agreeable settlement while improving your capacity to work together well.