Facebook Cited in One-Third of Divorces

BJL ^ | 1/2/12 | John Stevens

[Nachum]

Facebook is becoming a major factor in marriage breakdowns and is increasingly being used as a source of evidence in divorce cases, according to lawyers.

The social networking site was cited as a reason for a third of divorces last year in which unreasonable behaviour was a factor, according to law firm Divorce-Online.

The firm said it had seen a 50 per cent jump in the number of behaviour-based divorce petitions that contained the word ‘Facebook’ in the past two years.

[Nachum]

Can't wait for the non-stop attorney ads on Facebook

[napscoordinator]

Well these were probably people who would have divorced anyway. Facebook is just an excuse. People are very irresponsible with their Facebook accounts. My wife and I have a Facebook account that both can access and have pictures of our family on it. It is a great tool if used correctly and not a great tool if used irresponsibly. Just like everything else.

[WOBBLY BOB]

why would it need to be cited as evidence?

“no-fault” divorce did away with any need for it.

[PieterCasparzen]

Hear, hear.

Not to mention...

Pen and paper - what a confounded trail of evidence they have created. How many have created the very evidence with which they were convicted.

And that dastardly thing, the photograph.

When you think about it, time itself. What a terrible thing. How many adulterers have been unable to account for their use of that commodity whilst likewise confirming their corresponding whereabouts ?

What a weird and wicked window facebook and the text message has opened on so many people seeking a moment’s gratification from without the bonds of matrimony.

Certainly is a tangled web.

[GOP Poet]

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[mosaicwolf]

Why would anyone want to put their profile in any public domain? Guess they are just starved for attention.

[Kickass Conservative]

I guess this means that the TV Show Cheaters is responsible for the other two thirds of Divorces.

[org.whodat]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/100998-states-fault-divorce/

[NormsRevenge]

It’s a cottage industry thingy gone wild , this ‘community’ social media movement trend.. lots of dough to be made off of selling other folks info.. and a lot of ‘victims’.. but that’s what ya have the hire-powered attorneys on retainer for, I reckun.

One Mate One Marriage One Death .. so far. and no FaceBook logins. :-)

[Michael Barnes]

Bargaining tool when the divorce attorney’s start the “scare tactics”.

[ILS21R]

Glad I never drank the Facebook kool-aid.

[Vince Ferrer]

There will be algorithms which will predict divorce from mining your connections. When the attorney ads start popping up, and you are not guilty, its time to become suspicious.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[3Fingas]

I am the only person that I know who doesn’t have a facebook account. Everyone else I know has one.

From talking to others, it appears that the first thing unhappily married folks do is look up old girlfriends/boyfriends just to see how they are doing. Who hasn’t googled or facebooked an old flame out of curiosity?

From such innocent beginnings, things often progress to online flirting, and eventually to adultery. I don’t blame facebook, I blame the people involved. Facebook is used by many people to find old friends and to allow family members to stay in touch. So, facebook is like any technology — it can be used for good or immoral purposes. Facebook just makes the practice of marital infidelity several degrees easier for those already open to the idea. I know of at least four marriages that have fallen apart due to “facebook philandering”. I know of several other divorces caused by a careful spousal review of their partner’s cell phone bills.

So, my point in this post is that you can’t blame the technology for the bad behavior. People have powerful resources at their finger tips these days. What people do with those fingers and their minds is their own choice.

[miss marmelstein]

I love Facebook - but I’m very careful with my personal info and will only talk about my interest in theatre and film. I have NO info on my info page. Just my name. Some people put up the most intimate info - they’re nuts!!!

Still enjoying the Santorum surge? I’m loving it.

[miss marmelstein]

I looked up an old boyfriend once! Boy, made me really glad I married somebody else.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Nachum.

...cited as a reason for a third of divorces last year in which unreasonable behaviour was a factor...

[dragonblustar]

Well these were probably people who would have divorced anyway. Facebook is just an excuse.

I agree.

My wife and I have a Facebook account that both can access and have pictures of our family on it.

I also did that with my husband.

I like facebook. I like connecting with fellow conservatives and I like getting info from around the country, i.e. breaking news events and such.

Plus, having Facebook, gives me a chance to pray for others when they are struggling.

[umgud]

A couple years ago, my girlfreind from 1969 somehow got my email address and invited me to a class reunion, but I had to get an FB account to see the details and since I hadn’t seen or heard from her in over 40 years, I just had to go see her FB page. Geez, she looks prety darn good for a 60 y/o. I prolly shoulda never dumped her.

Anyway, I set up my profile with one pic and almost zero info about me. I track my kids and relatives along with a few freinds, but I rarely post anything.

I’ve come to the opinion that FB is the most intrusive, insidious and absolutely the most efficient site on the web.

[AD from SpringBay]

Why would anyone want to put their profile in any public domain?

That's a good question. Consider the human ego. (My)Facebook - out there, for the world to see. For generations the desire to be on 'tha tee vee' is the ultimate in noteriety, fame, having 'made it'. I'm not discounting the plusses of the technology - things like staying in near-instant contact with family and friends hundreds of miles away. But it is also about the main character in my life, me. And now there is an entire layer of the population who are conditioned to be suspicious of those seeking privacy. Next time a young person asks some personal question just tell them, "It is none of your business." Gauge their response. In some cases it is like they have never heard that idea before in their lives.