Back 2 November 2018Social media and family law Keep your private life private Love island star Cally Jane Beech has publicly accused her ex-boyfriend, Luis Morrison, of cheating on her while she was pregnant with their daughter Vienna. The couple started dating after meeting on the 2015 series of Love Island and welcomed their daughter in May 2017. Now a single mother of 17 month old Vienna, Cally claims ‘she does everything on her own’. Luis publicly denied Cally’s claims and Cally insists that Luis does not pay maintenance for their daughter. The couple have now come under criticism for airing their problems on social media. We live in times where social media is used frequently and sometimes compulsively. At times the general warning that children matters are private gets lost in the rush to respond to an incident. At Maguire Family Law, we have seen the court make orders that specifically direct the parties involved not to publicise details of their disputes on social media and in one of our more recent cases, the Judge requested an explanation of the social channel ‘Instagram’ so it could be decided if a party could post pictures of their children online. We strongly advise our clients against posting anything disparaging relating to their spouse on social media sites. Making negative comments about a partner on such platforms can have serious consequences in a case. Indeed, family lawyers often check social media content of those parties involved in a case to see what has been said and / or posted on such social media sites and often use the other party’s social media content as evidence of behaviour, relationships and events when presenting a case before a court. Family matters require discretion in all areas. For specialist advice on any family law related issue contact Maguire Family Law by email: james.maguire@family-law.co.uk or telephone: Altrincham 0161 537 2808 Knutsford 01565 743 300 London 0207 947 4219 Manchester 0161 537 2808 Wilmslow 01625 544 650 Categories Case Studies (20) Children (275) Divorce (523) Domestic Abuse (21) Finances (191) Insights (16) International (47) Reported cases (37) Related News Child Maintenance – Frequently Asked Questions 14 May 2025 Pets on Divorce – A Pupdate! 29 January 2025 Family Law Courts Open to Media 27 January 2025
