A lot of married people - about 80% in the process of a divorce - are using a social network such as Facebook to cheat, says a survey of divorce attorneys.
Although the divorce
attorneys agreed Facebook is cited in 20 percent of all divorces, about
80 percent are using some kind of social media to make assignations or
communicate with lovers, the New York Daily News reported. At least one Florida lawyer says those numbers are low and actually closer to about 90%.
"There are times when my
paralegal and I sit in this office and laugh because people are
stupid. They put things out there on the Internet that can last
forever," St. Petersburg, Fla. attorney Carin Constantine told.
Constantine has no problem
finding incriminating photos for her clients by using Google Images to
search the names of divorcees , which can show up even in deactivated
Facebook accounts.
"The problem is, if you've
got 400 friends, I assure you one of those friends [doesn't] have all
the privacy settings correct," she said.
We all know that Facebook can get you fired or in trouble with the law, but
now it can easily cost you in a divorce settlement. Use your privacy
settings wisely and don't post photos that you don't want everyone,
including your husband or wife, to see.
