McLeod Law Offices

There are a growing number of social networking sites out there on the world-wide-interwebs that people are latching onto.   In fact, both the firm and I have latched onto Facebook (we just lauched our Fan page this week!).  So I was intrigued after recently reading that a growing number of domestic relations attorneys were beginning to scour sites like Facebook in an effort to get information on opposing parties.  At first, I found it merely interesting as I once practiced domestic relations law.  But the subject gnawed on me for several days.   Then, earlier this week, I read that collection agencies are trolling sites like Facebook looking for debtors.  Then it dawned on me: if collectors are doing it, and divorce attorneys are doing it, there really is nothing stopping any party in any legal case from looking into Facebook or other social networking sites in an effort to gain a legal advantage of any opposing party.  And this rings true in the world of bankruptcy.

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