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February 2010
Facebook plus divorce equals flammable situation
By RICHARD MULLINS | The Tampa Tribune
Published: February 18, 2010
“If eHarmony is the Web site bringing lovebirds to the threshold of marriage, Facebook is the one showing up for the divorce.
The world's most popular social media site is revolutionizing the divorce experience, pouring toxin into virtually every stage of a collapsing marriage.
Rekindling old flames into blazing affairs. Exposing the "Exhibit A" that divorce lawyers wave in the courtroom. Providing a global stage for feuding spouses to torch each other's reputations in multi-media splendor.
Take, for instance, the Tampa wife who videotaped fights with her husband (camera in one hand, accusing finger in the other), to post on Facebook later. A child psychologist called it "like a reality TV show."
Or the Tampa husband with a Facebook fixation, who posted minute-by-minute updates about his frustrations with parenting. Lawyers for his wife gleefully turned the online confessions against him in court.“
Lawyer Michael Lundy notes a case where a mother won broad child custody, then went out drinking to celebrate. The night ended with one of her party arrested for drunk driving.
The next day, “she went and posted a bunch of pictures of herself in provocative poses,” he said, “and captioned them with things like ‘Precursor to a DUI?’ ”
“We had color copies made and used them at trial as an example of irresponsibility,” he said.”
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