Mediation is helpful in a situation where there will have to be give and take. That's not my situation. I would have to give more than I believe the court would order me to. I was willing to do that just to get my life back, but when xh tried to get information about my home loan from the broker instead of requesting it from me or through his attorney that was the final straw. He continues to be sneaky. He hasn't disclosed anything to me. My attorney just requested the loan application, documents and appraisal from his attorney. I'm sure xh never realized that he would have to provide these. This is just the tip of the iceberg. There are other documents that I am entitled to. I really wanted to settle even though I've never done discovery. I know xh has hidden money and assets, so now he'll be forced to disclose them. He thinks that we're going to go right to trial without doing discovery. What a fool.