FACEBOOK A FACTOR IN 30% OF DIVORCES

January, 2015 – A British law firm, Lake Legal in Leeds, has pointed out that Facebook was cited in more than a third (66 out of 200) of divorce cases they examined. The firm’s managing partner, Lyn Ayrton, says, “Social media provides an ongoing log of our lives. The sharing of written posts and pictures, often with geo-tagging, provides a record of activities that can be used in a court case.” The law firm revealed that many of their cases revolved around the fact that people had used the site to track down and get back in touch with exes, or posted information that contradicted claims about their finances.
* But many of those divorced couples met through Facebook, so it kind of cancels out.
* Okay – these people are lawyers. Who do we sue?
* The best one ever was when Facebook decided a guy’s first wife and current wife needed to be friends.
* The problem? He never divorced the first wife.
* That’s why I avoid social media. I don’t want an ongoing log of my life.
* Things are definitely changing. For example, the booty call has been replaced by the booty text message.
* That’s just half of it: Once you’re divorced, you can use the Internet to find your next big mistake.
* PHONE TOPIC: Facebook ruined my life.