Can you do a pro se divorce? You absolutely can, but additional issues may arise in the future if you are not knowledgeable enough to include solutions to these issues from the start. If you go ahead with a pro se divorce anyway, it is never too late to involve a divorce lawyer. Here are some examples of when you should finally get a divorce lawyer involved after a pro se divorce. 

Your Ex Keeps Coming Back Like a Bad Nightmare

Even if the two of you ended the marriage with some amicability, people can turn on a dime. If it is a year or more after a judge proclaimed your divorce final, but your ex keeps coming back like a bad nightmare and filing all kinds of motions in court, it is time to get a lawyer involved. You cannot adequately defend yourself against an ex-spouse who will not move on and/or wants more from you than you can reasonably give or afford.

Your Seemingly Civil Arrangement to See the Children Is Not Working Out

Some parents will punish their ex-spouses by preventing the ex-spouses from seeing the children. This really only punishes the children, because the children are entitled to have contact with both parents under the law. Only specific and severe mitigating circumstances that have been previously addressed in court would allow anyone to keep the kids from seeing the other parent. When you have tried repeatedly to see your children but your ex will not let you, you need to get a lawyer involved. The police cannot help you either unless there is a court order that specifies your supervision, and that is something your lawyer can get for you. 

You Are Not Receiving Alimony or Child Support per the Pro Se Divorce Agreement

Most states have requirements for the amounts of child support someone is supposed to pay the custodial parent. Alimony varies widely from state to state, and it is not even required in some states. If you made arrangements with your ex to receive a certain amount of child support and/or alimony, and you are not receiving it despite your efforts to get your ex to pay it, a lawyer can intervene. The lawyer can file formal paperwork for the paying and receiving of these payments through the appropriate state and legal departments so that if your ex does not pay, he/she will have his/her wages garnished. 

For more information, check out a website like http://gomezmaylaw.com/. This can help you determine whether or not you need help and where to find it.