My son filed a divorce petiion in family court in Septmber 2014 which is still dragging.. Now there is a pressure on him in the mediation cell of the family court to compromise a settlement in terms of ailimony, maintenace, custody of children etc and file a joint mutual consent divorce ( mcd) petition in the same court. My first question is whether he will have to withdraw his divorce petition filed in September 2014 before filing a joint mutual consent divorce petition with his wife now in the same court?. My second question is: what recourse my son is left with if his wife backs out from the mcd petition on the second motion after six months?. .