I like Tamazaball’s approach. If one of the parents is so immature that either he or she cannot be civil for two hours or at least stay out of each other’s way, then THAT parent should not be invited. But explaining the situation beforehand, you can get a feel for both their reactions. My daughter-in-law’s parents are divorced, and though the two of them do not normally speak to each other anymore, when there are family celebrations to which they are both invited they act with derech eretz to each other and do not shterr the simcha.
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