I'd like to call Facebook
to the stand
Tuesday, Feb 16 2010 | Author and
categories:
Stephanie
Martin |
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With Valentine's Day but a sweet memory this week, I
thought we'd take a look at the other side of love,
divorce, and the dubious role Facebook can play in
the ensuing battles. PC World has published a great
article "
Marriage On The Rocks? Better Stay
Off Facebook" that cites some frightening
facts for all the Facebook fanatics out there.
According to a
survey by the American Academy of
Matrimonial Layers (AAMl), 81 percent of its
members have, in the past five years, seen an
increase in the number of divorce cases using
social networking evidence.
Facebook leads the pack with 66 percent of survey
respondents citing it as the primary source. MySpace
and Twitter made a splash as well, with 14 percent
and five percent, respectively.
So, as we are always warned, watch what you do on
social networking sites! Not only could bad behavior
cost you your job, your friends, or your
relationship, it could lead to nasty divorce court
problems and "evidence" you probably don't want
anyone to see.
-posted by Stephanie