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How "Tweeting" Can Negatively Impact Your Divorce

Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, instant messaging and other social networking tools are great for interacting with current friends and getting back in touch with old friends, but they can also complicate a divorce if they contain evidence of an extramarital affair.

Although Texas is a no-fault divorce state, the simple truth is that judges are human, and they may find evidence of infidelity as relevant when making decisions concerning a divorce. Many of our clients are giving us evidence of a spouse's extramarital affair on secret social networking accounts, text messages, and e-mails, and with the availability of detective keystroke software, a password protected instant messaging, MySpace, or e-mail account may still be viewed. Most people will do anything to confirm their spouse is having an affair, and these days, e-mail and social networking sites may be the first places a suspicious spouse will look to discover evidence of an affair.

Social networking websites may also complicate a divorce if you use them to make negative statements about your spouse or about the divorce in general. You should refrain from making negative comments about the divorce on social networking websites while a divorce is pending. Negative comments can potentially impede quick resolution of the divorce if they antagonize your spouse, or you may force the Court to become involved to prevent the negative comments from continuing. If you need to vent about your divorce, do so with your friends and family, not on Facebook.

If you are considering a divorce or would like to discuss this article further, please contact the Dallas divorce lawyers at Reed & Riordan at (214) 570-9555 for more information.

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