Family
Sep. 17, 2026
Who says I can't post that? (Part II)
Courts weighing whether to restrict a parent's social media activity during a custody dispute must balance the child's best interests against the parent's First Amendment rights--and any such order must be narrowly tailored to survive scrutiny as a prior restraint.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Scott J. Nord
Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Family Law
Whittier Law School, 1996
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Firdaus F. Dordi
Assistant Supervising Judge
Family Law /Settlement
Loyola Law School, 1996
The following is the second part of a two-part article on the issues of parental decision-making authority about social media postings and the court's ability to limit that power within the confines of the best interest of the child doctrine and a party's First Amendment rights.
When a family court restricts a parent's social media speech, it must account for the parent's First Amendment rights as well as the court's authority to protect the best interests of th...
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