Judge allows woman to serve divorce papers over Facebook
A woman who’s been unable to get in touch with her husband will be allowed to serve him divorce papers over Facebook, a Manhattan judge has decided. According to the New York Daily News, a Manhattan Supreme Court justice will allow the woman to serve divorce papers through a Facebook Message, since it’s one of the only ways she’s able to get in touch with him. Her attorney will have to message the divorce summons once a week for three weeks or until the message is acknowledged. “I think it’s new law, and it’s necessary,” the attorney, Andrew Spinnell, tells the Daily News.
This appears to be an exceptional circumstance rather than a new norm for how divorce papers can be served. The woman’s husband reportedly hasn’t had a permanent…
Source:: The Verge
