Domestic violence occurs in a significant number of family law cases that come through the courts. Historically, many have argued that cases with a presence of domestic violence should not be mediated due to the power imbalances of the parties and concerns about mediation causing more harm than good. However, with appropriate training for mediators and good screening tools, mediation may be the preferred method over litigating in the courts to resolve many, but not all, cases that have a presence of domestic violence.