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Over the weekend I caught a segment on the Today show on how social networking has enabled more and more people to have affairs with their exes. It was interesting to hear statistics for what I’ve witnessed firsthand in many of the infidelity cases I investigate.
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Just as it seems to have permeated every other aspect of life, social networking is now fully entrenched in the world of divorce. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers said that over the last 5 years, 81% of its members have either used or had used against them evidence gathered from social networking sites, including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. It’s not hard to believe since a LOT of people post some of the most intimate details of their life on it. And it’s those comments, photos, status updates and insults posted for the world to see that are being used against them in divorce court.
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With the rise in popularity of text messaging, it’s no surprise that increasingly more adulterers are being outed by their cell phones.
The most prominent recent example is Tiger Woods: After allegedly carrying on secret affairs with numerous women over several years, he was finally undone by text messages sent to Rachel Uchitel, the first mistress to be unveiled. A friend of hers told the National Enquirer about the affair, claiming she had seen incriminating text messages. The published rumors likely led to Tiger’s fight with his wife, Elin Nordegren, and subsequent car accident. For further embarrassment, another one of Tiger’s mistresses, Jaimee Grubbs, then gave illicit text messages incriminating Tiger to US Weekly, which then published them.
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A common misconception I hear from clients in marital cases is related to the no fault divorce. In a nutshell, many clients mistakenly believe that if they file for no fault divorce, the reasons they filed for divorce will have no bearing on the settlement. This misunderstanding can significantly impact their divorce proceedings and potentially cause them to receive a smaller settlement.
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