DIVORCING parents who use the “insidious features” of social media as a weapon will put at risk their custody arrangements and settlements and could even face prison, legal experts warn…

In the age of social media, the only way to guarantee that jurors are not exposed to prejudicial material about their trials would be to abolish juries altogether, according to a report commissioned by the Australian attorneys-general…

A newlywed found out her “husband” was already married after getting a message on Facebook from his wife…

Private investigators, secret tapes, the hacking of social media pages and the manipulation of children – nothing is above litigants in the highly charged atmosphere of divorce and custody proceedings in the Family Court…

A WAR by text message is the latest battleground for separated families, with fighting couples resorting to foul language and sickening insults as they bicker over care arrangements for their children…

Family court lawyers have observed a trend among litigants to secretly record themselves in conversation with their partners in an attempt to gather evidence against their foe.
It rarely pays off…

Many solicitors and barristers who frequently attend the Australian Family Law Court buildings while representing their clients have been witnessing a silent but significant change in the type of evidence often relied upon by parties in family law disputes, most notably the increased reliance on emails, SMS text messages and the ubiquitous Facebook. ..

PARENTS involved in family law disputes would be prevented from recording their confrontations if new surveillance laws are passed…