Comments on: Is Your Facebook Page Going to Be Used Against You in Your Divorce? http://www.upstatefamilylawblog.com/is-your-facebook-page-going-to-be-used-against-you-in-your-divorce/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Divorce: Why don't my papers look like Kobe Bryant's? | Celebrity Divorce | Family Law Refocused http://www.upstatefamilylawblog.com/is-your-facebook-page-going-to-be-used-against-you-in-your-divorce/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Divorce: Why don't my papers look like Kobe Bryant's? | Celebrity Divorce | Family Law Refocused Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:02:19 +0000 http://www.upstatefamilylawblog.com/?p=299#comment-804 [...] disclose documents if your lawyer advises you to.  Posting your divorce documents on the internet (for example facebook)  or discussing your divorce and legal matters publicly on the internet is generally a bad idea [...] [...] disclose documents if your lawyer advises you to.  Posting your divorce documents on the internet (for example facebook)  or discussing your divorce and legal matters publicly on the internet is generally a bad idea [...]

]]> By: Tripp http://www.upstatefamilylawblog.com/is-your-facebook-page-going-to-be-used-against-you-in-your-divorce/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Tripp Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:59:21 +0000 http://www.upstatefamilylawblog.com/?p=299#comment-777 Hi Sean, Facebook. Flickr, MySpace, Twitter, and other social media sites where folks upload photos of themselves can be a treasure trove for a lawyer in a contested divorce or custody case. I'm sure the photos could be spun in such a way to use against your friend. The photos typically show that person's lifestyle. If the lifestyle is one continuous party then that could be a big problem in the custody case. The Halloween pictures could be easily explained, but there could be other issues involved like if there are restraining orders against who the children are around or what types of atmospheres the children can be exposed to that the photos could show a violation of. Hi Sean,

Facebook. Flickr, MySpace, Twitter, and other social media sites where folks upload photos of themselves can be a treasure trove for a lawyer in a contested divorce or custody case. I’m sure the photos could be spun in such a way to use against your friend. The photos typically show that person’s lifestyle. If the lifestyle is one continuous party then that could be a big problem in the custody case. The Halloween pictures could be easily explained, but there could be other issues involved like if there are restraining orders against who the children are around or what types of atmospheres the children can be exposed to that the photos could show a violation of.

]]> By: Sean http://www.upstatefamilylawblog.com/is-your-facebook-page-going-to-be-used-against-you-in-your-divorce/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Sean Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:26:01 +0000 http://www.upstatefamilylawblog.com/?p=299#comment-775 You said " Last year, I worked on a child custody case and represented the father. The mother tried to use photos and comments on his Facebook and MySpace accounts showing him partying and drinking to prove that he was a bad father." How did that play out? I am dating a girl who is going through a divorce and he has threatened to used pictures of us out for halloween against her in the custody battle. Thanks. You said ” Last year, I worked on a child custody case and represented the father. The mother tried to use photos and comments on his Facebook and MySpace accounts showing him partying and drinking to prove that he was a bad father.”

How did that play out? I am dating a girl who is going through a divorce and he has threatened to used pictures of us out for halloween against her in the custody battle. Thanks.

]]> By: Can Your Client be Compelled to Disclose His Facebook Password? « A Prayer for Relief http://www.upstatefamilylawblog.com/is-your-facebook-page-going-to-be-used-against-you-in-your-divorce/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Can Your Client be Compelled to Disclose His Facebook Password? « A Prayer for Relief Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:51:04 +0000 http://www.upstatefamilylawblog.com/?p=299#comment-557 [...] The cases are both be personal injury cases. In each case, comments on the plaintiff’s public page contradicted claims made in the lawsuit. The role of Facebook in discovery also seems popular in family law cases (see here, here, and here). [...] [...] The cases are both be personal injury cases. In each case, comments on the plaintiff’s public page contradicted claims made in the lawsuit. The role of Facebook in discovery also seems popular in family law cases (see here, here, and here). [...]

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