Tweeting, Liking, Following, Sharing, Reposting. Social media drives so much of how we, as an American culture, interact with one another. We post snapshots of our lives. We post when we’re happy or when we’ve experienced tragedy. We post our thoughts, our rants, our hopes and dreams. All this posting and sharing seems so commonplace these days that reaching for your phone to post a rant about your soon-to-be-ex seems like a natural, normal thing to do. Don’t do it.

In today’s blog, we’re going to share with you what our local divorce attorneys have noticed about social media during divorce and custody cases over the year. When you’re trying to get a favorable divorce settlement, you need to do everything in your power to look good to the court. Social media has a role in this. Read on for more information, and then contact The Fairell Firm today for divorce help in Atlanta.

Depending on what you post, using social media in the midst of divorce proceedings can have potentially damaging effects on the outcome of your divorce. For instance, let’s say you are divorcing and have been ordered to pay child support. You make a full financial disclosure to the court, which reveals that you don’t have much disposable income left after you pay your bills. However, all of your Facebook posts for the last three months have been of you taking trips and dining at expensive restaurants. Your soon-to-be-ex-spouse may bring this to the court’s attention, which may cause the judge to question your truthfulness — something you certainly do not want in a divorce proceeding.

Another example: after working out child support issues, you and your spouse are trying to determine child custody. Up to this point, you haven’t made any mention of a new person you’ve started dating because you know that fact might cause your spouse to become unnecessarily combative when trying to work out the custody issue. However, your divorcing spouse finds out about the significant other because a friend of a friend saw your posts on Instagram where you and your new love interest were out on various dates. Because your spouse found out about this relationship before you were ready to reveal it, they are now feeling hurt, angry, and combative — emotions that make child custody determinations that much more difficult.

If you choose to maintain a consistent presence on social media throughout your divorce, do so with a few considerations in mind:

If you are divorcing and need help navigating the divorce process , you should speak to an experienced, local divorce attorney who can answer your questions and help guide you through that procedure. The knowledgeable and skilled female divorce lawyers at The Fairell Firm can provide the assistance you need. Serving clients in the metro Atlanta area and located in Tucker, The Fairell Firm lawyers work tirelessly to achieve satisfactory outcomes for their clients. Call today at 678.973.2803 or contact us to schedule a consultation.