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The Facebook profile of a woman who recently died from cancer is among the resources used by a court to determine who should carry out her final wishes…
Can SMS Text Messages be used as Evidence in the Family Court? The short answer to this is YES, YES and YES again…
We review five smart phone apps that allow you to legally keep track of your friends and family, providing details of precisely where they are and how long they have been there…
Hundreds of couples are claiming false marital and relationship status to rort millions of dollars from Centrelink…
To prevent nasty or embarrassing pictures or comments being aired by your ex, some couples are including “social media clauses” in their prenuptial agreements…
Whether it’s tweet-happy judges or YouTube-wielding family law litigants, social media is dramatically reshaping our court system. Two judges speak candidly about the many challenges that social media poses to our courts and the unprecedented opportunity it offers for a more transparent legal system…
Parents involved in divorce and custody battles must beware of using social media as a ‘weapon’, an Australian judge has warned. In a recent hearing at the Federal Circuit Court, Judge Warwick Neville ordered a marshal to investigate Facebook postings made by a father involved in an acrimonious child custody dispute…
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…
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. ..