Obviously not wanting their divorce to turn out too ugly, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have called a “cease fire” between their camps and have taken to their lawyers in hopes of working out a full divorce settlement.

TMZ says that sources connected to the two have expressed that neither wants this to go to court, unless negotiations fall through:

Sources tell us the lawyers are negotiating child custody, visitation, child support and a property settlement.

We’re also told the whole settlement could be ratified in New York if all goes well.  In other words, there may not be a move by Tom’s camp to transfer the case to California, where judges are more likely to award joint custody.

Sometimes it’s best to be as rational as possible. We’ll see how this all plays out.

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