( CNN ) -- Three days after U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford revealed personal details about legal disputes with his ex-wife , the South Carolina Republican 's scheduled court hearing Monday was postponed . A family court judge in Charleston , Daniel E Martin Jr. , told reporters that the two parties will attempt to work out their issues through mediation , according to CNN affiliate WCSC-TV . Marie-Louise Ramsdale , an attorney for Sanford 's former wife , Jenny Sanford , confirmed to CNN that the hearing was continued but declined to offer more details on the case . Sanford announced online Friday in a lengthy Facebook post that he was being summoned to court in what he described as `` yet another lawsuit '' from his ex-wife as part of a long-running custody battle . Also in the Facebook post , Sanford wrote that the complications had placed a strain on his relationship with his fiancÃ©e , Maria Belen Chapur , and the couple had called off their engagement . The two got engaged in 2012 , a few years after Sanford -- then the governor of South Carolina -- publicly admitted he had been cheating on his wife with Chapur , who 's from Argentina . Chapur said over the weekend she did n't know Sanford was going to share the break-up with the world through Facebook and found out about the post through media reports . The origin of the breakup was a disagreement over a wedding date , Chapur told The New York Times . She had wanted to wed sooner , but Sanford wanted to wait another two years until his youngest son would no longer be a minor and at the center of the custody fight . According to Sanford 's Facebook post , Jenny Sanford 's attorneys were asking the court to place more requirements on the congressman 's visits with his youngest son -- criteria that included taking `` psychiatric and psychological evaluations . '' `` Mrs. Sanford has always put their children first and will always stand up for the boys ' best interests and safety , '' her attorney said in a statement . `` Mr. Sanford 's Facebook post directly contradicts his filing in court on Friday ( before he posted on Facebook ) wherein he requested a gag order regarding this case for , as he stated , 'the protection of our sons , ' `` she continued . `` Apparently , he only wants a gag order after he has publicly laid out his position and disparaged my client . ''
Mark Sanford and his ex-wife will try to settle custody battle in mediation , report says . The Republican congressman was supposed to appear in court Monday . Score: 6