Self Rep - Is it advisable?

I''ve been waiting for Legal Aid to come through for ages and was turned down for it once before in December but I feel that this was due to a very unsupportive Solicitor.

After going through 2 yrs of stress, upset and lack of support or legal advice, I finally took matters into my own hands and changed the front door lock to my home.
(I jointly own with my STBX, but he lives away all week and pops home to do his washing ironing etc, not paying anything towards the home for 9 months now.) We cannot live in the same house together, so at w/e myself and my two children are forced to move in with my parents until the Monday when he returns to work!
Having had enough of this, and lack of response from Women''s Aid and the new solicitor I have sought out, I changed the lock yesterday after asking for advice on here.
I know when he comes back on Friday and tries to get in, he will go straight to his solicitor. She will drag me to court, but as I am unrepresented, I really am worried about how I will fare in Court. I''ve come up against her before when we got an Occupancy Order and she is - well, shall we say, very good at her job!! I feel if I have to self rep, I will surely lose as she knows all the correct terminology and will wipe the floor with me!
I''m pretty scared right now!

hi! i am glad you have started to do something, like i said before you are on your own.Get ready for a big showdown but at the end of the day you cannot live like this or your children.When he shows up on friday and when he starts tell him you will call the police.If he goes to the solicitor fine at the very least you can put your case to a judge if it gets that far in the mean time you will be free of his harassment at the end of the day what have you got to lose just gain your sanity .Don''t be under any illusion this is going to be easy but there comes a time you have to stand up to this bully.xx

Yes this is very true. I think he will call the police out Friday, I''m only worried about going up against him and his solicitor in court. For us I''ve done the right thing, I know that now. I''ve put up with it for months and months. I actually asked for a divorce in July 2010!!! Can you believe that?? This site is amazing..... I wish I had known about this back then! xx