According to a recent study, the average Facebook user has 130 friends and creates 70pieces of content a month. That's a lot of personal information floating around, and it can come back to haunt you if you're going through a DIVORCE.
--With that in mind, here are some ways your Facebook profile can catch you in a lie and totally screw you over in divorce court:
#1.) Your relationship status: If your ex suspects you of cheating, it's your word against theirs. But if your relationship status on Facebook says you're single, that's a major red flag that you're lying.
#2.) Your language: Let's say you're trying to get custody of your kids, but your ex says you have anger issues. Well, if your Facebook profile is loaded with profanity and other "tough talk," it can be used as evidence against you.
#3.) Photos: The single easiest way to get caught in a lie on Facebook is through photos you've posted or been tagged in.
--For example, if you say you can't afford child support, but there are Facebook photos of you on vacation, that's going to look bad. And if you say you don't drink anymore, but there are photos of you partying, it's going to hurt your credibility.
--Worse yet, if your ex suspects you of cheating, and finds pictures of you getting just a little too comfortable with someone else, you're going to be in trouble.
--At least that's according to a company that performs social media searches for divorce lawyers called National Digital Forensics. According to a spokesman, they find evidence of infidelity in about HALF of the cases they investigate.
--And by the way . . . if you're going through a divorce and you don't want your ex to know what's going on in your life, you need to "de-friend" your partner and any mutual friends you have who could still have access to your profile.
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