When ‘likes’ turn sour: divorce in the age of social media
It’s Valentine’s Day, which means couples across the borough are sharing pictures across social media platforms to showcase their love. But for couples who aren’t experiencing marital bliss, that Instagram post could be a big mistake — especially if they are cheating or trying to avoid paying child support payments.
“I had a case where someone was held in contempt because they weren’t paying child support, and meanwhile they posted pictures of themselves on Facebook while they were on vacations in France, Canada and Florida,” said Aimee Richter, a divorce attorney and the immediate past president of the Brooklyn Bar Association.
Richter took part in a continuing legal education seminar titled “Social Media and Divorce: Perspectives from the Bench and Bar” that was hosted last Thursday by the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association and the New York Women’s Bar Association at the law firm of Lee, Anav, Chung, White, Kim, Ruger and Richter LLP in Manhattan.