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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jun. 16, 2009

When Words Collide

A recent 4th Circuit case is instructive on how to handle angry former spouses who use the Internet to smear each other, write Mitchell A. Jacobs and Jami K. Fosgate.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Mitchell A. Jacobs and Jami K. Fosgate

Litigants in family law matters cross the entire spectrum, from parties who amicably resolve the issues without counsel to those who are so consumed emotionally by the failure of the marriage that the conflict continues long after the judgment of dissolution has been entered, sometimes for many years.

It is not unusual for one or both parties to voice a desire to "get revenge" on the ...

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