YouTube - think before you rant
There are few divorce cases where extreme emotions such as anger, bitterness and fear do not impact the parties. The important part is managing emotions in a way that does not damage either spouse or the children.
In a heated New York divorce case, the wife made dramatic YouTube video asserting embarrassing allegations about the couple’s intimate life and disparaging her spouse’s family members. The YouTube video has been viewed more than 3 million times. The judge presiding over the parties’ divorce case granted the divorce on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment by the wife, and blasted the wife’s video as “a calculated and callous campaign to embarrass and humiliate her husband and to pressure him into settling the case.”
A finding of cruelty by a Texas court can be a basis for a disproportionate division of community property.
The internet provides us all with an instant venue to make global statements with the click of a mouse, but that doesn’t mean it’s wise to air every statement. Bottom line – think before you act. Venting may be best left to private conversations with friends and family.
