As trial lawyers continue to test the discoverability of information on Facebook without guidance from an appellate court, family law practitioners are reporting that it’s becoming a near rarity for a case to get through family court without use of the social media giant, or some other form of online networking, coming into play.
And with judges granting “extreme latitude” in the allowance of Facebook posts, pictures, and updates into family courtrooms, lawyers have a simple message for their clients: Get off, or face your own internet profiles in court.
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