New York Judge Allows Service on Facebook
A Manhattan judge has decided that a woman who has been unable to get in touch with her husband can serve him papers for the divorce on Facebook. According to the reports, the woman only gets in touch with her husband via Facebook, and he hasn’t had a permanent address since 2011. The woman’s attorney will serve the divorce summons on Facebook once a week for three weeks, or until the message is acknowledged.
Of course, this case has unusual circumstances. Apparently the husband has no permanent address and no place of employment. The post office does not have a forwarding address for him, and the DMV has no record of him. Even a private detective couldn’t find him.
Only time will tell if this request will be granted in other states. It makes complete sense.