Pro-se Divorce settlement agreement

What is the name of your state? Florida.

I am representing myself in my divorce case not by choice but because I lost my job and have no funds to get a lawyer. In Forida you cannot get legal assistance pro-bono unless your divorce involves children.

I recently signed an agreement under extreme duress that I did not fully understand. The General Master has ruled that the agreement was valid. He argued that when a person chooses to represent themselves, the Court assumes you understand legal terminology. I had no choice but to represent myself. I do not understand legal terminology. Now I am in trouble. Do I have any recourse to overturn this agreement?

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You're probably screwed. While you may have had no choice in having to represent yourself, you did have a choice whether or not to take a crash course in law at the library or on-line. Until I filed for divorce, I had never had any legal interaction at all. Since filing - I have spent countless hours online gathering info. All of the information and resources are out there, if there is no other choice.

Could you please provide me with info on additional sites I can visit to learn more about representing yourself?
I have no knowledge whatsoever about court procedures and what is or is not admissable in arguing a case.

You might try the main website for the FL court system to educate yourself on procedures:

[url]http://www.flcourts.org/[/url]

branching off of this site is the link to the Florida Family Court system:

[url]http://www.flcourts.org/osca/divisions/family/bin/index.html[/url]

Remember to drop the [url] tags if you cut and paste these sites into your browser.

The second site is very comprehensive with a lot of forms and "opinions" that you can download; whether or not there is a form for an appeal of the decision is up to you to find.

Good luck.