Facebook and social media can ruin your chances of getting custody of your child in a divorce or Child Custody Case! I repeat, stay off Facebook or curtail your Facebook activity during a Contentious Rhode Island Child Custody Battle. Trust me, the other parent will be searching your Facebook page for any incriminating information they can get. Also, if you know your ex is angling to get custody, be very careful because he or she may be saving pictures, posts and information to file an emergency motion for change of custody
If your ex is not able to access to your Facebook page, he or she may seek ‘spies’ to get info.
These spies could be people you believed were your friends but are working to benefit your spouse or ex-spouse. You may be one of those friend collectors. The person who “friends” every person they ever met even though he has not spoken with the person in over 10 years. Those “Facebook friends” may be closer friends with your spouse / mother of your child.
Facebook can be a nightmare even if you did not post anything that was incriminating. All it takes is your friend posting a picture of you passed out at your friend’s party last week or a picture of your new significant other in the presence of the child.
Info on social media which contradicts your Court positions
You said you could not afford your child support but there is a picture of you partying in the Bahamas with a new Rolex watch. You said that your girlfriend would stay away from your children, but Joe posted pictures of you and your girlfriend at the zoo last weekend. You said that you were attending alcohol anonymous meetings and were no longer drinking but Eric posted pictures of you toasting him at his bachelor party.
You said you were not out partying all the time, but there are picture of you out at the local pub with numerous comments about you throwing up in the back alley.
Do not post negative info about the other parent on social media
Do not post content on Facebook or online which indicates directly or indirectly that you are not acting in the best interest of your children. Do not post disparaging comments about the child’s mother or father. Do not post negative or critical comments about the Rhode Island family court judge, the psychologist, the custody investigator or anyone related to the custody case. This specifically includes not trashing the other parents or custody Attorney or the other parties’ family.
No blogging about your case. I don’t care if you were wronged and you want to tell the world about the injustice. You need to battle your case in Court not on your blog! These Custody blogs infuriate domestic court judges especially when your child views the blog.