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As a matrimonial attorney, the very first thing I say to every new client is, “Shut down your Facebook account and stop texting immediately.” While not everyone necessarily follows this advice, the ones that do are in much better shape if the case goes into a courtroom.

Two separate surveys from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers have further bolstered my position on this issue. In 2010, our organization released the results of a survey showing that 81 percent of the members had seen an increase in the use of evidence taken from social networking sites during the previous five years. Facebook was predictably the most popular site for this kind of evidence, with 66 percent of the respondents listing it as their first choice.

via Ken Altshuler: Getting Divorced? Stop Texting and Get Off Facebook.