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Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith just sidestepped a potentially bitter battle for custody of their daughter, Juno ... calling off the trial one day before the court date.

TMZ has learned ... Jodie's legal team filed court docs October 14, requesting the trial be taken off the court's calendar before it was set to begin October 15.

According to the "Queen & Slim" actress' lawyer, the two are in the process of negotiating a custody judgment themselves.

The attorney wrote, "The parties will return to the privately compensated temporary judge to resolve any impasses in the proposed custody judgment."

Looks like they're able to compromise, but not reconcile. Make no mistake... their divorce is still very much settled. This is just the pending loose end. Ga

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