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Don't air the details of your relationship and your separation, or trash your ex, on the internet. You can try to delete your comments later, when you've come to regret them, but the internet never forgets. It's almost a certainty that there's a record of your comment somewhere in cyberspace. The behaviour you need to avoid includes:
Don't air the details of your relationship and your separation, or trash your ex, on the internet. You can try to delete your comments later, when you've come to regret them, but the internet never forgets. It's almost a certainty that there's a record of your comment somewhere in cyberspace. The behaviour you need to avoid includes:


#slagging your ex on Facebook, Instagram and other kinds of social media;
*slagging your ex on Facebook, Instagram and other kinds of social media,
#leaving negative reviews on professional or commercial rating websites, like Yelp, Angie's List, LawyerRatingz, or Rate my Professors;
*leaving negative reviews on professional or commercial rating websites, like Yelp, Angie's List, LawyerRatingz, or Rate my Professors,
#publishing copies of letters, photos and personal notes online;
*publishing copies of letters, photos and personal notes online,
#publishing copies of affidavits and other court documents; and,
*publishing copies of affidavits and other court documents, and
#posting links to court decisions involving you, your ex or your children.
*posting links to court decisions involving you, your ex or your children.


It's worth remembering how tech-savvy your kids are — or will be. Have you ever googled yourself? Most people have. Ask yourself what your kids are going to find when they google ''you''.
It's worth remembering how tech-savvy your kids are — or will be. Have you ever googled yourself? Most people have. Ask yourself what your kids are going to find when they google ''you''.