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It’s all good and fine to propose via Twitter these days or to change your relationship status at the altar, but when your love has faded and your thoughts turn to divorce, you’d better unfriend your soon-to-be-ex long before the ink dries. What he or she sees on your profile may very well be used against you in court.

According to a detailed report from the Associated Press, social networks are a new favorite source of information for divorce attorneys.

In fact, many of them seem downright shocked and delighted that our web-based oversharing has yielded such a wealth of personal information about our dating lives, party habits, attitudes and financial status.

Consider, for example, the mom who lost custody of her kids because she was playing FarmVille or World of Warcraft when she claimed to be spending time with them, or the husband who denied anger management issues but flamed like a true troll, complete with violent threats, on his Facebook (Facebook) profile.

via Facebook Becoming a Prime Source for Divorce Case Evidence.