While you always have the right to file for divorce without a lawyer, it is generally not advisable to do so, particularly when your divorce involves children, retirement accounts, other significant assets, or if you and your spouse are unable to agree on matters related to your divorce. The danger of filing for divorce without an attorney is that you will not receive all to which you are entitled, or that you will inadvertently omit some provision from your divorce decree that will cause you problems in the future.