sounds crazy to me!.. but..

anyhow.. how long have you been married?.. and do you want to remain on his medical?..dental?.. insurance?... get a portion of his pension ?... do you have joint assets?.. joint debts?...you got to think about a lot of stuff... I mean... don't sign away anything without first maybe touching base with a lawyer or a legal professional.

If you have children, it won't do you any good. You need a lawyer.

Otherwise, I would say it doesn't really matter unless you're rich. And you wouldn't be using an online service if you were.

I agree Brian.. I was looking at her profile and I did not see kids mentioned.

be careful.. I mean.. the simpliest thing such as a pet or a car.. stuff.... that should be put down in writing... you got to protect yourself.
He could go run up the joint Visa card and get you into a lot of debt.. ..
lots of things to talk to a lawyer about.. ..hmmmm....

if i actually end up going thru with this D word.... i may do it this way. we have 0 kids. we have been married 5 years, but we aren't fighting about anything....and who wants to spend all that time and money in court with lawyers. I agree with CR though, we are both very independent, if you rely on anything of his.... need a lawyer probably.

Oh ok.let me clarify...married four years, no kids, no assets, have my own insurance, not credit cards. we do have a dog, but he already said i can have him (which I will get in writing...)

This is a good topic because I want to do it this way (don't want to pay the lawyers). In my case we've been married 25 years, 3 kids, some assets and some joint debt. From what I've read the online Pro-Se should still work in this situation. I'm hoping & praying the stbx can come through on her promise to agree on things to make this as easy as possible on us & the kids. Has anyone here used this service in this type of situation?

I dunno, you should probably only get an Online Divorce if you got Married Online. LOL

I checked out some of them too.. but we're talking about my future here, so I wanted someone I can talk to who would make sure everything was done fair and equitable

I can still get screwed but at least I have a brick and mortar building to go to to discuss my situation(s)

how about the old adage "you get what you pay for?"

I also have a 24 yr marriage, house, 2 kids, 2 cars; so I have a lot more vested in a fair deal

my cousin did his divorce on-line and suggested I did but I went solicitors, even though he said was simple enough wouldnt really know would of thought be pretty much same as solicitors

The people who have been married for only a few years, have no assets, and have no kids, might try it.

Hdwi, sorry to disappoint, but you definitely need to go see a lawyer.

Even if you think you can use a do it yourself service, I would take the final paperwork, pay for an hour or two of a lawyer's time, and have them review it with you.

This is the absolutely classic situation where an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cure.

Remember, you may think of your STBX as your best friend, but in fact, he/she no longer is. They have the capacity, at least, for morphing into your worst enemy amazingly quickly.