“The relationship has truly broken down” is a substantive provision and a legal condition for granting or disallowing divorce. "Mediation is invalid" is a procedural provision and cannot be regarded as a legal condition for a divorce. Mediation should be carried out when trying divorce cases. Many of the cases in which mediation is ineffective are cases where the relationship has indeed broken down. In this sense, "ineffective mediation" is a reflection of "the relationship has indeed broken down." In some divorce cases, although "mediation failed", it does not mean that "the relationship between the couple has truly broken down."

In mediation work, there are often differences between efforts and inefficiencies, in-depth and not-in-depth, etc., which directly affect the effectiveness of mediation. Years of civil trial practice have shown that the meanings of "mediation ineffective" and "the relationship has indeed broken down" are not exactly the same, and "mediation ineffective" does not always mean "the relationship has indeed broken down." Therefore, "ineffective mediation" should not be used as the basis for determining that "the relationship has indeed broken down." In trial practice, neither "the relationship has truly broken down" nor "mediation is ineffective" should be completely equated. Don't take "mediation ineffective" simply as a sign that "the relationship has indeed broken down." Don’t even consider “invalid mediation” as a legal condition for divorce. The legal condition for a divorce is that "the relationship has truly broken down."