Sharing life events, even those seemingly small things that happen during your daily life, is something that many adults do on social media. While it’s not necessarily anything to worry about in most circumstances, what you do on social media can have a major impact on what happens when you’re going through a divorce.
If you’re in the midst of divorcing or are planning on divorcing, it’s critical that you carefully consider the impacts that your social media activity may have. For some, staying off social media is ideal; however, others may decide that they’ll just be careful about what they say and do on social media platforms.
Even deleted information might be used against you
You can delete statuses, comments and photos from social media, but there’s a chance that someone may have taken screenshots of them before you deleted them. Anything that you say or do may be brought up in the divorce, so you should be very careful about everything on social media.
Perception is the key to determining your activities
Carefully consider how what you say or do may be perceived by others. Things that you may think are innocent may not be viewed in the same way that you intended them to be. It may be best to fully avoid saying anything that you think might be misconstrued.
The decision about whether to remain on social media or not is a major one that should be carefully considered. Discussing the options with someone familiar with applicable laws and your circumstances may help you to decide what to do.