A recent Delaware case highlighting the importance of wiretapping laws in custody disputes may be instructive to Pennsylvania family lawyers, as well as parents who may want to monitor their child’s interactions with “the other” parent.
The decision, G.J.G. v. L.K.A., 2006 Del. Fam. Ct. LEXIS 92 (Apr. 11, 2006), came in a case involving a custody dispute. In an effort to gather evidence, the mother recorded a telephone conversation between her son, 12, and his father without their knowledge. In the conversation, the father encouraged the child to lie about the mother. The mother and child had engaged in a physical altercation. The father questioned the child about the incident. Although the child repeatedly admitted that he had pushed his mother first, the father instructed the child to lie to the Division of Family Services and to tell them that his mother had started the fight.
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