The parties in the lawsuit settled ( with each other) out of court, ie reached an agreement before the case was heard in court. It goes against the general trend towards counselling, mediation and out-of-court settlement. 涉讼双方(相互)达成协议庭外和解.处理离婚问题时,一般都倾向于劝告、调停和庭外和解,这种做法显然有悖于此。