Facebook was cited in 33% of 2011 divorce petitions in the UK. Twitter in less than 1%.
A survey carried out by uk divorce website www.divorce-online.co.uk in December 2009 found that 20% of behaviour petitions contained the word Facebook.
A follow up survey in December found that number has increased to 33% of behaviour allegations in petitions in 2011.
The most common reasons Facebook was cited were relating to a spouse’s behaviour with the opposite sex.
Spouses also used Facebook to make comments about their exes once they had separated, using their public walls as weapons in their divorce battle.
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