Is a Litigant in person to be feared?

[Victoria2022]

Very messy divorce and have had solicitors for a year but now no more funds and have to be litigant in person.

The other side's solicitor seems to have gone into a mild panic over this, and it made me wonder why that could be? They talked of some kind of jeopardising the case and of the cross examination being ineffective or something. I assumed being litigant in person was the worst case for me but the other sides solicitor seems to be twitched about it rather than gleeful.

There’s a
good group on Facebook run by Elaine foster, I think it’s divorce without lawyers. Good luck

It's the cross examination that worries me: can't think of the right questions to ask

Preparation is key. i had five questions prepared on the basis of his financial declarations. It turned out that I didn't need to ask any of them, the judge asked one and then gave his advice - which was hugely in my favour - so I didn't need to ask the others.

@Victoria2022

YY to a Mackenzie Friend for support, direct access barrister if you do get lost.

Not everyone is aware that if you have any questions, you can phone the court for answers or explanations. The first question to ask when you call is whether this is a good time. There are times of the day when they are very busy. Any other time they can answer questions or suggest who to ask. One example is to have the date of the hearing changed etc depending on extenuating circumstances (serious stuff like hospital appointments etc)

These are the sort of things that barristers would know to do.

Good luck.