By Allison Rupp
Knoxville News Sentinel August 7, 2010
where can i buy prescription drugs without a prescription call Facebook, MySpace friends in court ” src=”http://knoxvillefamilylaw.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/facing-150×150.jpg” alt=”Knoxville divorce lawyers call Facebook, MySpace friends in court ” width=”150″ height=”150″ />A man shows up for a custody hearing dressed in a nice suit.
When the judge asks if he drinks or parties, he answers no.
He sounds convincing enough. However, his Facebook profile tells a different story to the judge and other lawyers.
Photos of guns, alcohol around the kids and an unidentified substance. Status updates about partying with friends.
His Facebook profile rats him out.
“They say things directly contradictory to what they say in court,” said Danny Garland, a Knoxville domestic law attorney who worked on such a case. “It contradicts that he can’t find a job when Facebook says he is not looking.”
Garland said Facebook, MySpace, online dating profiles and other social networking sites play a role in about 10 percent of his cases.
“In one out of 10, they will say something on there that just hangs them,” Garland said.
Garland and other Knoxville attorneys are among the growing number of divorce lawyers using social networking sites to find evidence. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers recently said 81 percent of its members have used or faced evidence from such sites.
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