Divorce Via YouTube

Some divorces are contentious and acrimonious. In the past, the dissolution of a marriage was between two people and the courts. In the internet age, it may involve YouTube and the allowing privacy is be an archaic concept:

“…Some prominent New York divorce lawyers couldn’t think of another case where a spouse - in this instance, the wife of a major Broadway theatre operator - had taken to YouTube to spill the secrets of a marriage in an apparent effort to gain leverage and humiliate the other side.

“This is absolutely a new step, and I think it’s scary,” said Bonnie Rabin, a divorce lawyer who has handled high-profile cases…”

link: Is divorce by YouTube the new frontier in family law? One spouse tries it out

There will be those who will contend that this is another civil right granted by free speech. That is not to confuse civil rights with basic common civility.

Catherine Forsythe
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Tags: youtube, divorce, privacy, free speech, civility