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Blog: The rise of the Facebook divorce
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Birketts senior associate Denise Findlay writes that a recent study found that people who used Facebook more than once an hour are more likely to 'experience Facebook-related conflict with their romantic partners'. Other studies have also shown that Facebook is cited in approximately one third of divorce petitions where the divorce is based upon unreasonable behavior.
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