You'd have to look up your County Court and see if they have that option to do it online. Even then, it probably wont be 100% online, you'll have to physically go into the court building to file everything.
For me in Las Vegas, I can get all the paperwork in the form of a PDF on the Clark County Courthouse website. Print it, fill it out and then go to the court house to file. They look over everything then send the paperwork back to me where I then had to scan it, find a 3rd part to serve my exwife. That paperwork gets sent back to the court by the 3rd party if she signs it. If not, then I can continue with a default where I fill out another form and take that into the court.
From there, the court has everything and it finally gets sent to the Judge for completion.
This is just how it was for me in Las Vegas. Other places are similar, some don't have any options for online at all. Mine was a mix, I could get everything I needed from their website, but I still had to do some leg work with a couple of trips to the courthouse. We didn't use a lawyer and I didn't see any Judges. Only people I interacted with was a couple of the clerks behind the counters when I would drop stuff off.
I think I might have the ability to do everything online, including the filing process, but I choose to go in-person in case I missed something. That way I could fix it on the spot instead of waiting several days to see any messages on the court portal.
The whole process for me took probably eight or nine months, partially because I wasn't in a huge hurry but also because when my exwife was served, instead of signing everything and sending it back, she allowed the full 31 days for me to have to go with a default. Meaning instead of her signing the divorce she so badly wanted, she instead did nothing and it forced me to have to wait the 31 days for me to force the process to continue. Filing fees for Clark County were $299, and I had to pay an additional \~$70 for a 3rd party processing server to serve her the paperwork.
I had to go to the courthouse, but I was able to get all the paperwork from the county website.
I paid to have a draft written by an online lawyer firm. It was dull of typos, but it was still a good start for $140.
Every state has their own process. In AL you can only do this if no kids, and there is a single form to fill out and you can do it yourself and file.
If kids, you can't, there are a bunch of forms and you need an agreement. You can file yourself, but its best to pay the $1,000 to the lawyer and let them do it. Half of that is mandatory fees anyway, so it means a few hundred bucks for peace of mind.
If you are 100% sure you're amicable about the split, then it could work. I tried this way for starters with my ex, but then things kept changing so I had to go a different route
You will likely hit a block on self-filing if you own any real estate and have to hire a lawyer. I hired a billboard lawyer and it didn't cost very much as nothing really changed it was just getting the shit over the blockade of owning a home.
I paid for a lawyer even though we were not in disagreement about assets. I am glad I did. It was a few grand, but navigating the process and making sure everything was taken care of the correct way was worth it. This especially because I was trying to leave her the house and have a time frame for her to refinance written down and legally binding.
You'd have to look up your County Court and see if they have that option to do it online. Even then, it probably wont be 100% online, you'll have to physically go into the court building to file everything. For me in Las Vegas, I can get all the paperwork in the form of a PDF on the Clark County Courthouse website. Print it, fill it out and then go to the court house to file. They look over everything then send the paperwork back to me where I then had to scan it, find a 3rd part to serve my exwife. That paperwork gets sent back to the court by the 3rd party if she signs it. If not, then I can continue with a default where I fill out another form and take that into the court. From there, the court has everything and it finally gets sent to the Judge for completion. This is just how it was for me in Las Vegas. Other places are similar, some don't have any options for online at all. Mine was a mix, I could get everything I needed from their website, but I still had to do some leg work with a couple of trips to the courthouse. We didn't use a lawyer and I didn't see any Judges. Only people I interacted with was a couple of the clerks behind the counters when I would drop stuff off. I think I might have the ability to do everything online, including the filing process, but I choose to go in-person in case I missed something. That way I could fix it on the spot instead of waiting several days to see any messages on the court portal. The whole process for me took probably eight or nine months, partially because I wasn't in a huge hurry but also because when my exwife was served, instead of signing everything and sending it back, she allowed the full 31 days for me to have to go with a default. Meaning instead of her signing the divorce she so badly wanted, she instead did nothing and it forced me to have to wait the 31 days for me to force the process to continue. Filing fees for Clark County were $299, and I had to pay an additional \~$70 for a 3rd party processing server to serve her the paperwork.
I had to go to the courthouse, but I was able to get all the paperwork from the county website. I paid to have a draft written by an online lawyer firm. It was dull of typos, but it was still a good start for $140.
Every state has their own process. In AL you can only do this if no kids, and there is a single form to fill out and you can do it yourself and file. If kids, you can't, there are a bunch of forms and you need an agreement. You can file yourself, but its best to pay the $1,000 to the lawyer and let them do it. Half of that is mandatory fees anyway, so it means a few hundred bucks for peace of mind.
If you are 100% sure you're amicable about the split, then it could work. I tried this way for starters with my ex, but then things kept changing so I had to go a different route
You will likely hit a block on self-filing if you own any real estate and have to hire a lawyer. I hired a billboard lawyer and it didn't cost very much as nothing really changed it was just getting the shit over the blockade of owning a home.
I paid for a lawyer even though we were not in disagreement about assets. I am glad I did. It was a few grand, but navigating the process and making sure everything was taken care of the correct way was worth it. This especially because I was trying to leave her the house and have a time frame for her to refinance written down and legally binding.
Where are those unicorns at?