News & Analysis as of September 6, 2025

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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.

Insulate Your Marriage From Problems Online

Offit Kurman on 6/12/2025

The Greek philosopher Socrates once said, “When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.” He was lucky he didn’t live in the age of Facebook. Thanks to the vast social network, it has never been easier to...more

Can a Bad Social Media Post Lead to a Final Restraining Order?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/9/2024

Social media has become a prevalent part of people’s lives. Many people post about how great their life is or about the good things that their children do (guilty as charged.) Others debate politics. Some post pictures of the...more

Social Links: Twitter offers anti-harassment tools; Pinterest takes on video ads; P&G changes its social strategy

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 8/22/2016

Twitter took steps to remedy its harassment problem. In addition, over the last six months, Twitter suspended 235,000 accounts that promoted terrorism....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

New York court permits plaintiff to serve divorce summons through Facebook message

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/14/2015

The Manhattan Supreme Court recently permitted the plaintiff in divorce proceedings to serve the divorce summons to her husband through a private Facebook message. Justice Matthew Cooper acknowledged that the plaintiff’s...more

Social Media Pitfalls In Divorce

Cozen O'Connor on 10/22/2014

These days social media is ubiquitous. Everyone, young and old, enjoys some form of social media — from Facebook to Twitter to Instagram– we are all spending significant time posting our life happenings, likes and dislikes,...more

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