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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

Should I text my lawyer?

Stange Law Firm, PC on 7/22/2020

Text messaging (also known as SMS, short message service) is a common way of communicating. Instead of picking up the phone or drafting an email, many like the ease and quickness of sending a text. For this reason, many...more

Please Don’t Send that Inappropriate Email/Text to Your Ex-Spouse

Dickinson Wright on 1/25/2019

My clients often provide me with copies of their emails and text communications with their ex-spouse. Most of the time, the written communications are helpful evidence to demonstrate whether a parent is communicating and...more

The Perils Of “Instant” Messaging Over The Holidays

Fox Rothschild LLP on 12/18/2018

Holidays are supposed to be a time of merriment and conviviality. Experience has taught us that they are also a time of immense stress. This is especially true where families are no longer intact. ...more

Be Careful whom you friend on Facebook. When things go south, your next message may have a summons and complaint attached.

Melito & Adolfsen on 7/22/2015

The few decisions addressing the propriety of service via social media reportedly are split on the issue. In a situation that is likely to become more common, a New York County Supreme Court Judge, Matthew Cooper, ruled...more

I have texts and Facebook posts that prove my spouse is cheating. Does this get admitted in my divorce case?

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 10/9/2014

In a previous blog we posted about a spouses cheating and whether it’s a crime to spy on them. Following up with that post: On many occasions clients have wanted to know if the texts they have or the emails or Facebook...more

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