Ex publishing finances

HeatherintheHills

I agree with taking screenshots and letting her solicitor know without delay, their screenshots will have more value than hers in court.

What an idiot! That could turn out to be a very expensive facebook post when he finds himself at the least heavily disadvantaged in the divorce proceedings and possibly facing a heavy fine or prison. The court won't think this is funny at all.

Any

Does he have a half a brain cell?? What an idiot. And I can think of worse names...
Seriously, no matter how messy things get between two people, this is most certainly illegal!!
What is he hoping to achieve? A jail term?

smartpicture

Has she reported it to Facebook and asked them to delete it?

freshstart11

1) screenshot
2) phone solicitor
3) report on fb
4) open a bottle of wine and be happy in knowledge he could be in serious trouble!

freshstart11

how did she get on? x

the_cows_udders

She showed her solicitor the screen shots yesterday.

The solicitor said as he didn't actually name her there's nothing they can really do and to just treat it as a case of sour grapes.

HeatherintheHills

Gawd! That is all the solicitor had to say about it? :mad:

RedBern

the_cows_udders wrote: »

She showed her solicitor the screen shots yesterday.

The solicitor said as he didn't actually name her there's nothing they can really do and to just treat it as a case of sour grapes.

how many wives does he have at the moment then? Stupid response from the solicitor - would change solicitors.

con1888

I would change solicitor, he doesn't have to name her if it is obvious it is her.

A few years ago my then partner was going through a custody court case with his ex involving their child who she wouldn't let him see, she posted 'digs' on facebook continuously and his solicitor brought it up in court. She wasn't particlarly punished as in no custodial sentence but it certainly helped his case. Her whole thing against him seeing the child was her saying he was immature and spiteful and she just showed it to be the complete opposite and that she was the one who fitted that description.

Nicki

the_cows_udders wrote: »

She showed her solicitor the screen shots yesterday.

The solicitor said as he didn't actually name her there's nothing they can really do and to just treat it as a case of sour grapes.

I am quite shocked about how bad some solicitors are (speaking as a solicitor myself!). This is not the first time in the last few weeks that someone has posted that their solicitor has given terrible advice.

The issue, which the solicitor seems to have completely misunderstood, is not that the husband defamed the wife, or that e breached her privacy (though he undoubtedly did) but that he used information contained in documents he obtained by court ordered disclosure for a purpose other than the court proceedings in question. The only circumstances this is allowed is where that information has been read out in open court, and this kind of information is almost never discussed in open court (ie where public can be admitted).

As the solicitor is a negligent plank, the wife might want to think about contacting the court direct, or better still changing her solicitor! Or she could give the solicitor one more chance by sending him this exact sentence in an email:

"further to our discussion, I would like to bring your attention to the fact that my husband has made public the contents of documents which I provided to him as part of the disclosure process, in contravention of the implied undertaking that these will remain confidential unless referred to in open court. I would like this matter brought to the attention of the court. Please confirm you will do so as a matter of urgency and that in the interim you will write to my husbands solicitor asking him to remind his client of his legal obligations and requiring him to remove the information from his facebook page and all other public sources forthwith"

Gah! Really cross this wasn't dealt with properly by her divorce solicitor. Its neither rocket science, nor a particularly unusual occurrence, so it is scary they don't know how to deal with it.