I'm doing it without spending a penny

Hello everyone.

I'm divorcing someone who was controlling towards me. I never wanted to marry them and am left dealing with the fall out of a court case they've brought against me, for which I have legal aid. I am currently claiming benefits as a single parent and using this year to sort all this out before I go back into full-time work when my child is older.

I am not spending one single penny on ridding this toxic individual from my life. I scrabble around on the net for information. I have discovered this is a four stage process which is even crazier than I imagined. I never wanted to get married as I find the whole concept a bit silly, but my oh my the divorce process is even sillier.

I have initiated the divorce process along with an application for fee waiver.

From what I can gather between work, this court case, being a mother, and keeping sane, the next stage is a five month wait and then an application for a Consent Order which I again need to either get a fee waiver or another legal aid solicitor to do.

It's a journey and I can't wait to celebrate at the end. I have zero assets, as does he. We have no children together. I kicked him out of my social home and he went back to his mum's.

You’ll find loads of help and information on this site.

You’ll find loads of help and information on this site.

Stage one complete with fee waiver.