A Connecticut judge is ordering a divorcing couple to provide him all of their passwords to accounts on Facebook, Match.com and eHarmony.com.
"Surveys out there say upwards of 80 percent of divorces have some kind of social media component," said attorney Brian Lamoureux, who's also a social media expert.
Lamoureux said it's the first case he's heard of involving a ruling to gather information online.
The judge issued the order after Stephen Gallion, of New London, Conn., found his wife wrote incriminating posts about their kids and family.
"All of the things we see on Facebook such as wall postings are now fodder for divorce for information that can give lawyers leverage," Lamoureux said.
So in addition to fighting for finances, houses, custody comes a Facebook faceoff.
"There has been an exploding trend that posts are relevant to a divorce case. Communications are relevant to a divorce case. Pictures relating to a child endangerment or child custody are relevant to a divorce case," Lamoureux said.
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