The Law Office of Lisa Ura Bollinger, P.L.L.C.

Welcome to Nashua's Family Law Blog.  It is my hope to use this blog to give additional and interesting information about family law issues in New Hampshire and throughout the country that I find interesting.  Please do not construe any information contained on this blog as legal advice.  Please contact the office directly if you are seeking legal advice. 

The following is a link to an article about the impact of social media on litigation: 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703408604576164164215700404.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_business

This has more to do with using social media to get more information about not only litigants but also juries.  I spent many hours reviewing jury questionnaires as a law clerk and subsequently as an Associate.  I don't recall ever digging much deeper.  Interesting to think that you could now possibly stumble upon a juror's personal information on Facebook. 

However, keep in mind that the personal information you put out on social media could be found by others especially when your account is public or if you unknowingly have mutual friends.  This can have economic and personal consequences for you including possible not getting a position that you applied for simply because you posted pictures of you drunk at "that party" or a subsequent divorce filing. 

Divorce is a significant portion of my caseload.  Over the last few years, I have encountered numerous divorce cases involving issues surrounding Facebook.  Some of these divorce cases result from relationships that develop through Facebook connections while other cases attempt to use angry facebook statuses as evidence of abuse in a marriage.  I have also encountered defamation suits outside of the divorce context directly resulting from posts or comments on Facebook. 

As such, keep in mind that what you post on Facebook or other social media may come back to haunt you. 

-L