Social media posts are increasingly being used in evidence in court fights between separating couples, legal experts say, and online comments can have serious consequences in property and parenting disputes.

Jodylee Bartal, an accredited specialist in family law and a principal solicitor at Melbourne-based firm KHQ Lawyers, said “social media can be used and is regularly used in evidence” in court.

Even “liking” negative comments on social media could have consequences in a family law fight, legal experts say. Credit: Stephen Kiprillis

In one case, Bartal acted in a property dispute for a woman who estimated her former husband’s wine collection was worth more than $100,000, while he estimated it was worth less than $10,000.

The value of the collection was relevant to the division o

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