In a contentious divorce, your spouse is going to present all kinds of evidence against you to try to paint you in a bad light. Their hope is that by doing so they’ll be able to convince the judge to rule in their favor on issues like property division, spousal support, and child custody. Therefore, before heading into your contested hearing, you need to be prepared to counter their assertions or cut off their arguments altogether. One way to do this is to be careful with your social media usage.
While social media is a great place to communicate with loved ones, find support, and vent frustrations, it can also create a record that could be problematic in your divorce. If you’re not careful, your spouse might use your social media posts to do the following:
- Show that you have a social life that interferes with your ability to raise your children.
- Demonstrate that you have drug, alcohol, or anger issues.
- Highlight how you live a more extravagant lifestyle than you claim you can afford.
- Show how you’ve misused marital funds.
- Prove that you’ve had an extramarital affair.
- Demonstrate how you talk negatively about them in a way that’s accessible to your children.
This evidence can be extraordinarily detrimental to your case depending on the contested issues that are in play. It can impact child custody, property division, spousal support, child custody, and child support issues if you’re not careful.
Don’t let your own actions derail your divorce
There’s certainly a lot at stake in your marriage dissolution proceedings. You don’t want to become your own worst enemy by making avoidable mistakes online. So, as you head into your divorce, slow down, think through your actions and vulnerabilities, and develop the strong legal strategy you need to secure a fair and favorable outcome.