The USA Today discussed yesterday how divorce lawyers are using Facebook and data from World of Warcraft for evidence in divorce cases:
Facebook is the unrivaled leader for turning virtual reality into real-life divorce drama. Sixty-six percent of the lawyers surveyed [by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers] cited Facebook indiscretions as the source of online evidence.
Why? Here’s some examples from the article:
• Husband goes on Match.com and declares his single, childless status while seeking primary custody of said nonexistent children.
• Father seeks custody of the kids, claiming (among other things) that his ex-wife never attends the events of their young ones. Subpoenaed evidence from the gaming site World of Warcraft tracks her there with her boyfriend at the precise time she was supposed to be out with the children. Mom loves Facebook’s Farmville, too, at all the wrong times.
• Mom denies in court that she smokes marijuana but posts partying, pot-smoking photos of herself on Facebook.
Ultimately, people anticipating a fight in divorce should be careful that their story matches up with what they say and do online.
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