Facebook Is 'Unrivaled Leader' for Online Divorce Evidence, Survey Says

We heard this week from one lawyer who tells his criminal defense clients right off the bat to nix their Facebook accounts. Maybe divorce lawyers ought to consider similar warnings. In a new survey of divorce lawyers, 81 percent say they have seen an increase in the use of social networking evidence during the past five years. The survey, conducted by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, pinpoints Facebook as the "unrivaled leader for online divorce evidence" with 66 percent citing it as a primary source, according to a news release about the survey.

Facebook Is 'Unrivaled Leader' for Online Divorce Evidence, Survey Says abajournal.com Mon, Feb 15, 2010