Privacy and Confidentiality: Although your negotiation statements are filed with the local court after you have finished laying out your terms, it is not necessary for all agreements and disclosures made between the parties to be put on public record. Only statements which you have filed with the court are accessible to the public. Therefore, personal terms, negotiations and conditions may be kept between the divorcing couples. It is not available for public consumption, therefore effectively lowering the conflict that may be brought about by external factors.