If you are involved in a divorce or other family law matter, your online presence will probably be reviewed by the opposing side.
It is important that you take control over your social media accounts as early in the process as possible.
Here are five simple ways to help prevent your online activity from having a negative impact on your divorce or custody dispute.
- Go Private
While it may be tempting to try to delete your social media accounts – don’t do it. If you are in litigation, this could be viewed as improper destruction of evidence.
Instead, review your current list of friends and followers to remove anyone you don’t know or anyone who might share information with the opposing party.
You should also set all of your social media accounts to private mode so that only “friends” in your network are able to see your information.
- Change Your Passwords
Be sure to change your passwords to all of your social media accounts to something that your former partner is not able to readily guess.
- Stop Posting
As much as possible, you should refrain from posting on your social media accounts. You never know what can be misconstrued from a picture or a post.
- Monitor Your Child’s Social Media Accounts
If custody is at issue, a child’s social media account may also be scrutinized. Be sure to follow the same steps to make children’s accounts private. You should also monitor their online activity.
- Don’t Be Negative
If you must post on social media, refrain from posting about your divorce or family law matter. Do not make any negative comments about the opposing party or anyone close to them.
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