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Orlando Divorce Don’ts

Nowadays, a person’s digital footprint appears everywhere. Therefore, while you are in the middle of an Orlando divorce case, it is a smart idea to button your lip and refrain from nasty rants on social media. Even if you have unfriended your spouse’s friends and family, you may not be safe. For example, a friend on social media that you thought was your friend may be telling your spouse about your posts. Therefore, do not post anything that you would not want the judge to see in court. Your spouse may subpoena your social media information, or may do a request to produce the social media page information.

If you are angry, take a deep breath. Do not post your exasperations on social media.

Also, do not take your spouse’s password and go into your spouse’s computer to retrieve incriminating information. You may have thought this move was a brilliant move. However, if you give this information to your attorney thinking it will be the smoking gun in your case, you are wrong. Your attorney will not be able to use it. Your attorney is ethically obligated to notify the other side what you did and provide the information to them. Therefore, avoid this altogether. You have also opened yourself up to be sued civilly for invasion of privacy.

Do not place a tracking device on your spouse’s car thinking you will have evidence of their whereabouts. The evidence will be inadmissible in court and again you open yourself up to be sued civilly for invasion of privacy.

Do not tape your spouse’s phone calls without their consent. That constitutes a crime. The evidence will also be inadmissible at trial. Plus, you will be facing possible criminal charges and/or a civil suit for invasion of privacy.

Do not leave nasty, vulgar, or threatening messages on your spouse’s answering machine or voice mail. This can be used against you in court because you knew when you left the voice message that it was being recorded.

Do not send threatening, harassing, vulgar, or rude text messages, or emails. Again, this is a memorialization of what you said. Your spouse can take a screen shot of the text. Your spouse can print the email. Those documents may be entered into evidence at a temporary hearing or at your Orlando divorce trial and used against you.

This information is provided only as educational materials, and does not constitute the providing of legal advice, and does not create an attorney client relationship.