Interesting case in Iowa in which Father was granted sole legal and physical custody of the parties children after Mother posted on Facebook how Father was a bad parent and sent Father a threatening email. The case is In Re Marriage of Bates, which can be read here.
It really cannot be said enough, if you post it on Facebook, it can and will be used against you in a custody battle.
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It’s amazing how much social media is being used in family law. In Australia, it’s estimated that photos/comments from social media are being used to discredit people in 20% of Family Court proceedings. In the UK, a spouse’s behaviour on Facebook is now cited in a third of UK divorces in which unreasonable behaviour was a factor. Unfortunately, social media’s impact on family law does not stop there – as it’s also now a major tool for divorce-related bullying (e.g. continuing communication, posting nasty messages, hacking accounts, etc).