This article is the product of the research project �Advances and Limitations of Conciliation and Dispute Settlement Mechanism in Barranquilla Family, � in which, it is attempted to analyze the settlement and its effectiveness in family conflicts by emphasizing the city of Barranquilla, in the last two years. It is expected to demonstrate the importance of reconciliation, its benefits, as well as the limitations as a procedural requirement in resolving family conflicts. Likewise, it highlights the profile of the conciliator, the need for good morale of the parties to reach an agreement and above all the morality to perform the conciliation. It is important to know the impact that this mechanism of conflict resolution in the decongestion of court offices and the improvement of family relations in the city of Barranquilla, considering that the family for our state is the first social and fundamental cell of society