I read and laughed at another attorney's post on a criminal law blog;
Essentially he's telling people to shut up and don't be posting online
about their cases. He's pretty funny actually, great sense of humor.
In Family Law, we don't see this specific issue as much as compared to Criminal law cases. But this attorney is correct.
In Family Law, it's even worse, because the Jerry Springer quality in people divorcing comes out, and that JS quality can ruin your case. I won't say exactly why or how but common sense is common sense. I found this data directly below, kind of interesting........
Here is what the OTHER attorney (in Philadelphia area) said----- what he says below is exactly correct. https://phillylawblog.wordpress.com/tag/shut-up/
Free Legal Advice of the Day — STOP TALKING ON AVVO.
Today’s legal pro-tip: If you are a criminal defendant, or a potential criminal defendant — SHUT UP.
Don’t talk on the internet, even if you get “free advice” from professionals on the internet.
So if you’re a criminal defendant, or a potential criminal defendant, do the following:
- Shut up.
- Don’t post on about your case on the internet. This means Avvo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Instagram, Grindr — WHATEVER.
- Call an attorney immediately.
- Did I mention SHUT UP?
Talking on the internet cannot help you. It can, and will, only hurt your case.
You hire a lawyer, you get someone who’ll be the only person between you and a prosecutor gunning for your head.
In the meantime SHUT UP. Free legal advice on the internet is worth what you pay for it. Except this advice. This advice might just save your ass.
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In Family law--- I (attorney herein) say there are 3 types of DRAMA. Such "drama" usually leads to lying of some type........
First---the type of drama that involves real facts, not blown out of proportion, and it creates an issue, possibly a large issue, i.e. One parent gets drunk, piles kids into car, drives 10 miles, and crashes the car into something, let's say a tree. No one is hurt, no one sees this happen, and the parent and kids are not hurt.
Second--- the type of drama that involves real facts, but blown out of proportion, so as to make the other person appear more guilty than he/she is, i.e., both parties are drinking, inside a house, there are no kids there, then both parties start playing around and one party runs into a corner of a counter. That party (hitting counter) decides he/she is going to file a DV (domestic violence) case based only on that incident.
Third--- The type of drama that does not involve real facts except as to those leading up-- to some altercation, or minor situation; the only witness might be a 9yr old child that favors one parent; one parent (whom the child favors) will tell the child he/she needs the child to tell someone else that something else happened, when in fact nothing substantial actually has happened. The child agrees to do it and the parent then uses the false
"fact" against the other parent in order to gain advantage in either custody, visitation, or support.
Now if you don't believe any of the above, then you have probably never had kids, never known anything about divorce (OR Jerry Springer) or have lived under a rock. I might excuse you if you lived under the rock.
