Forgot to de-friend your wife on Facebook while posting vacation shots of your mistress? Her divorce lawyer will be thrilled.
Oversharing on social networks has led to an overabundance of evidence in divorce cases. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says 81 percent of its members have used or faced evidence plucked from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking sites, including YouTube and LinkedIn, over the last five years.
"Oh, I've had some fun ones," said Linda Lea Viken, president-elect of the 1,600-member group. "It's very, very common in my new cases."
the drama! the drama!.... that is why people are on social networks.
Divorce attorneys Leslie, left, and Ken Matthews are shown in the offices of their firm in Denver, Friday, June 25, 2010. They estimated 1 in 10 of their cases involves evidence plucked from social networking sites. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski, AP / June 25, 2010)
they act more liberal then thou... ready to resolve all the problems in the word if only they had all the power... and meanwhile... speaking of the power. look what so and so's daughter has on her web page!
