Yes, most times it can. If you and your ex get along, are already separated, and she has served you with self-help paperwork, you can protect your rights as your own attorney through self-help forms. Use of these forms can save you money, and keep a good co-parenting relationship intact, regardless of who starts the process.
The Florida Courts website provides a list of self-help forms for family law matters, including:
- Alimony
- Discovery
- Divorce (Dissolution of Marriage)
- Judgments and Orders
- Motions
- Parenting Coordinating
- Parenting Plan
- Disestablishment of Paternity
- Relocation
- Representation Forms, Petitions, Supplemental (Modification) Petitions, Answers, and Supporting Documents
- Service
- Temporary/Concurrent Custody
- Time-Sharing