Yea, I'd say it would be a mess... all divorces are...
There is also some posts out on the other boards that a few days after this, someone saw them together on a flight going back east, so they may have "made up".
I don't know about california, but in many states, once something like this gets started, you cannot recind it. It has to go through the legal process if the police officer has seen signs of the "abuse". I know where I live it is that way.