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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

Divorce: There’s an App for That!

by The Law Firm for Family Law on 3/26/2013

Consumers download more than a billion apps (software applications) every month, from audio books and weather reports to home repair tips and games. It is not surprising that several divorce apps have appeared on the market...more

A Busy Day of Civil Arguments at the Illinois Supreme Court

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 3/19/2013

Tomorrow will be a busy day for the Illinois Supreme Court's civil docket, with five cases being argued, beginning at 9:00 a.m. They are...more

The Impact of Facebook and Social Media on Divorce Actions and Custody Disputes – THINK Before you Post

by Joseph Russell, Jr. | Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. on 2/25/2013

A mother’s questionable status updates on Facebook played a significant role in a New York Court terminating the parties’ joint custody and ordering that the child’s father have sole legal custody (see the court’s decision in...more

Don’t Spy on Your Cheating Spouse

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 11/13/2012

Unexplained absences, furtive phone calls, mysterious credit card charges — there are all kinds of clues that a spouse may be having an affair. However, one piece of detective work that partners who think they’ve been...more

Social Media Wins — and Loses — Family Law Cases

by Lawyers.com on 10/5/2012

The ubiquity of social media is proving to be a goldmine of evidence — but not just for cops and prosecutors. Social media is has begun playing an increasingly important role in family law cases. While it might be...more

More Fun With FaceBook

by Sands Anderson PC on 11/11/2011

Here, are two recently reported stories highlighting the vagaries of FaceBook and other such social media outlets. First, enter Dana Thornton. Apparently, she was not fond of her ex-boyfriend and decided to create a...more

Reviewing the Legal Reviewers

by GJEL Accident Attorneys on 3/22/2011

Thanks to the rise of internet prominence, consumers have changed the way they look for attorneys. While they used to turn to attorneys they already know and look in the Yellow Pages, consumers are now going to Google and...more

Facebook Posts Show When Couples Split

by Daniel Clement on 11/3/2010

When do people breakup? David McCandless performed an analysis of 10,000 Facebook postings and status updates and discovered that: Most breakups are announced on Mondays; There is a big peak in breakups right before...more

I CAN see you: Harassment and Stalking on the Internet

by Chris Bryden on 1/6/2009

Published in Information and Communications Law, Routledge It is an inevitable consequence of plausible anonymity and deliberately lax regulation that the potential for ‘virtual’ harassment or...more