Divorce Papers Served On Facebook
If you can’t get to them in person to serve papers, Facebook may be the next best thing to being there.
Click here for reuse options!In a landmark ruling, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper is allowing a nurse named Ellanora Baidoo to serve her elusive husband with divorce papers via a Facebook message.
Baidoo, 26, “is granted permission serve defendant with the divorce summons using a private message through Facebook,” with her lawyer messaging Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku through her account, Cooper wrote.
“This transmittal shall be repeated by plaintiff’s attorney to defendant once a week for three consecutive weeks or until acknowledged” by her hard-to-find hubby.
“I think it’s new law, and it’s necessary,” said Baidoo’s lawyer, Andrew Spinnell.
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labman57 April 6th, 2015 at 11:12
Somebody just got “unfriended”.
Carla Akins April 6th, 2015 at 11:55
If they go into that “Other” folder, good luck. I never look in that thing, it’s never pretty.
FatRat April 6th, 2015 at 15:08
“unfriended”
Damn you beat me to it! (claps hands)
bpollen April 7th, 2015 at 06:08
One more reason to dislike Facebook
rocker April 7th, 2015 at 06:14
FB is the “HEY EVERYONE LOOK AT ME” show with constant updates of your whereabouts and social events you need to attend to be seen.. The FEDS love FB..