While social media can be an amazing tool – allowing us to communicate and share our lives with people around the world, it also brings with it an inherent lack of privacy. Even “private” accounts may be made public, and deleted photos or posts are not necessarily gone forever. It is important to carefully consider your social media presence while going through a divorce or separation. But as seen in a recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, it’s also critical to consider what is posted online after a divorce is final. Background The trial was the result of a motion by the father to vary orders for child support made in 2016. The wife brought a cross-motion to strike the father’s pleadings because he had failed to pay outstanding cost orders and was behind in child support. The father’s position was that he had suffered business and health-related challenges since the 2016 order, and that these challenges have impacted his…
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