When you are wanting to get a divorce, but you do not have the money to get an attorney, it can be difficult to know how to get started. Luckily, its not that difficult, you will just have to do more on your own, such as research to be sure that you are writing your petition correctly, and more. You won't have a great amount of legal advice as you would with an attorney, though, so it is important to understand what exactly you want to achieve.