u/Financial-Stage-8523

I have been absent from my son's life for 3 years up until recently where my mom has offered to let me stert coming back over every other weekend to see him. ( Long story short, this never goes well and it is more about having control of the situation than me seeing my child) since this is not the first time this cycle has come around I know what to expect at the end and I want to nip it in the bud by going through the courts and asking for what Ive read would be a Step Up Plan ? My aunt said that a family member of ours was able to file the paper work themselves, and if can be honest I HAVE been saving for a lawyer, but at this rate I still wouldn't have enough for a retainer until next year, so, back to my question of, is it possible to file for visitation yourself?