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Not long after Patrick told his wife Tammie he wanted a divorce, she posted an angry, hurt note on “the wall,” or public-comments section, of his Facebook page. Embarrassed that his colleagues, clients, church friends and family could see evidence of his marital woes, he deleted it and blocked his wife from seeing his page. A couple of days later, the IT worker in Florida–who asked that his last name not be used in this story - found alarmed messages from two Facebook friends in his inbox. Tammie had used a mutual friend’s account to view Patrick’s wall and e-mailed several women he had had exchanges with. He says her e-mails were borderline defamatory. She says they merely noted that he was married with children, a fact he had left off his Facebook profile. Top Glendale family law attorneys advise clients to always exercise discretion when using social-networking sites.

For those who want to connect or reconnect with others, these sites are a huge, glorious honeypot, according to Time magazine. But for those who are disconnecting, they can make things quite sticky. And as the age of online-social-network users creeps up, it overlaps more with the age of divorce-lawyer users, resulting in the kind of semipublic laundry-airing that can turn aggrieved spouses into enraged ones and friends into embarrassed spectators.

Glendale divorce lawyers, however, note that these sites can commonly serve as evidence. Did your husband’s new girlfriend Twitter about getting a piece of jewelry? The court might regard that as marital assets being disbursed to a third party. Did your wife tell the court she’s incapable of getting a job? Then your lawyer should ask why she’s pursuing job interviews through LinkedIn.

Battles over finances and custody remain the Iwo Jima and Stalingrad of divorce cases. Opposing lawyers will often press any advantage they have, and personal information on sites like Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn is like decoded bulletins from enemy territory. With the help of an experience and conscientious Los Angeles divorce lawyer, individuals can avoid difficult situations such as these when navigating through their divorce proceedings.

Patrick and Tammie are still active on Facebook. So are decoupled East Coast residents Andrea and Adrian, even after “he told me he didn’t have any money and then posted pictures of his new BMW bike,” Andrea says. He says Facebook helped her stalk him. “It’s had a very negative impact on our communication,” he adds. But there can be some positives. Tammie’s friends post supportive messages on her Facebook page. And Patrick says he understands online social networks better now. “It’s like putting everybody you know in the same room. I’m using it, but I’m much more careful.” For more information on safe-guarding your assets by using social-networking sites wisely, please contact your local Valencia family law specialists.