Advice please

[Gohackyourself]

Hi-

I need to start the divorce process and will be doing it myself to save costs-
I'm feeling overwhelmed of where to start and what I do- could anyone advise?

Just the background-
No property or assets to share -
One ds who is 7- the ex h pays me every month an amount we mutually agreed(although prior to me knowing how much he really earns) but it suits me at present.

What is my first move please?

[SarahOnfire]

I was in exactly the same position. No assets and one child. We used quickie divorce, was fantastic and they guide you through everything for a fee. Def worth it.
Ex h now marrying his new partner
All went smoothly!

[user1474193901]

I'm using a solicitor but got them to do the divorce for a fixed fee. The divorce part for me is straight forward and for me I wanted to make sure that the Decree Absolute didn't happen prior to getting a consent order on the financial agreement. It was only a couple of hundred pounds more than online. For me it was worth that for peace of mind that it would be dealt with exactly as I wanted, and the ability to communicate with an actual person. The financial bit (equity etc is a lot more complicated) so that will be charged at an hourly rate by the mediation people and my solicitor. God only knows how much that's is going to cost!

[Gohackyourself]

Sarahonfire, is that wiki divorce ?
How much did it total?
So if I was to DIY it- am I right in saying I start with form D8?
I want ex H to pay half too.

[Desmondo2016]

I just did it myself with no solicitor using forms off the internet (gov.uk I think). dead easy and from memory cost me about 400 pounds.