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Family

Jan. 31, 2015

Digital age divorces spawn civil litigation

Traditionally, family law practitioners and civil litigators existed in separate worlds with little overlap between the two practice areas. That has changed is recent years.

Erik S. Syverson

Syverson, Lesowitz & Gebelin LLP

2029 Century Park E, Ste 2910
Los Angeles , CA 90067

Phone: (310) 341-3076

Fax: (310) 341-3070

Email: eriksyverson@syversonlaw.com

Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA

Traditionally, family law practitioners and civil litigators existed in separate worlds with little overlap between the two practice areas. That has changed in recent years as divorcing spouses increasingly conduct digital combat to gain leverage in family court proceedings. The rise of the Internet has led to the creation of Internet statutes regulating digital behavior. Common law claims have been repurposed to address digital misbehavior. The result is an increase in family law disputes...

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