Lack of love is not a prerequisite for a divorce. There does not have to be a catastrophic event like infidelity or abuse to end a marriage. You don't have to hate everything your spouse does to break up. Sometimes the relationship runs its course, and there is nothing more to discuss, no shared interests, and no desire to come together to make the marriage work. But rather than a lengthy legal battle, mediation can help with the split.

Mediation, at a quick glance, can be misread as meditation, the practice that involves clearing your mind through mental and physical techniques. Though entirely different in meaning, mediation can have a calming effect when used in a dissolution of marriage. Mediation is a collaborative and efficient process for finalizing a divorce, particularly for those couples who do not have contempt for each other or have not engaged in damaging behavior; they have simply come to the mutual decision to end their marriage. Mediation is a method of dispute resolution in situations where the parties in a disagreement want to work together to reach a mutually beneficial agreement regarding matters such as child custody, shared assets, marital debt, and business partnerships.