A prior post on this blog explored the use of social media to in custody cases.  As the  recent post by  Mark Ashton, a Partner in our Exton office, points out social media to can have an even greater significance in the context of a protection from abuse order.  His post, entitled " Posts on Social Media, Go to Jail – How a Facebook Post Violated a Court Order" discusses a recent Pennsylvania action in which a contempt order issued for violation of a protective order because the respondent posted a series of Facebook comments about the petitioner.  Interestingly, the protective order specifically prohibited the respondent from posting anything about the petitioner on social media.  Although I have not seen a similar restriction in a Delaware protective order, it is something to be aware of.  Petitioners here may begin to request this type of protection in the future.

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