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Remember the YouTube spectacle of Tricia Walsh Smith who publicly humiliated her husband and, ultimately, herself. In the age of social networking, new rules of apply to couples going through divorce. The rules, as compiled by Time, can succinctly be boiled to one- “Discretion is the better of valor.” 1. Don’t brag. Your claims of poverty will ring hollow if you brag on Facebook about your purchases of expensive items or post photographs of lavish vacations. 2. Keep the party off-line Sure you may want to let off some steam, but if you are engaged in a custody fight, the... More

The verdict is in - it is no shock that the Youtube videos of Tricia Walsh-Smith back fired. I previously wrote about how Mrs. Walsh-Smith lashed out against her husband Philip J. Smith in the her now famous YouTube video.   In the video, Ms. Walsh-Smith discusses, her marriage, the unfairness of her pre-nup, her marital sex life and more.   At one point in the video, she even  called her husband’s office and spoke to his assistant about his stash of Viagra and porn. In my post, I predicted that this attempt to humiliate her husband would not be helpful... More

Discretion, being the better part of valor, it is seldom a good idea for a party to a divorce, to publicize the gory details of their case. But one ill-advised wife went even further;   she made  a You Tube video so she could air her dirty laundry. In her video, Tricia Walsh Smith discuss her sex life (or absence of) with her husband, her husband’s stash of porn, condoms and Viagra, her relationship with her step-children and the terms of her pre-nuptial agreement. As pointed out in the Legal Blog Watch: A number of divorce lawyers interviewed for an Associated... More