Most family law matters can be completed in privacy and in a peaceful setting outside of court. Many couples do not know that this is possible and that there are many options to stay out of court. Since divorce is a legal matter, the paperwork to start and end a case must be filed with the court, but husband and wife don’t personally have to go there. The courthouse, as a public forum, is not the best place to discuss and work out some of the most important and private decisions affecting the family.