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YES! It has become much more common. The Colorado Courts have simplified the process for Pro Se couples by designing cour-approved forms to help manage the process. When successful, couples save a tremendous amount of money on legal expenses, retain a greater degree of control in their family, and are generally more satisfied with the result of their agreements. Restructuring the family can be dreadful or successful; it just depends on how the divorce proceedings are handled.

"Mediation is used to resolve a broad range of conflicts within a variety of settings.
These Standards are designed to serve as fundamental ethical guidelines for persons
mediating in all practice contexts. They serve three primary goals: to guide the conduct
of mediators; to inform the mediating parties; and to promote public confidence in
mediation as a process for resolving disputes.

Business and commercial contracts include mediation and arbitration clauses with increasing frequency. This is true with contracts between business to business, business to consumer, and public policy / government contracts such as: