Who’s Tracking Whom In Divorce Cases?
We live in an age where more and more people want and need convenience in their lives. One such invention that has resulted from this need is the Global Tracking System (GPS). Most people use their GPS devices to pinpoint the exact coordinates of their location at any given time and/or how to get from point "A" to point "B". However, whether they are located in Wellington or in Palm Beach Gardens, experienced divorce attorneys know that a version of a GPS can be used to track where people go in their vehicles.
GPS tracking units can pinpoint vehicles or individuals and relay that information to a centralized location. GPS tracking can be used to locate vehicles, detect speed, view vehicle routes, view where a vehicle has stopped, report mileage, create maps of routes traveled, and more.
Suspicious spouses and enterprising attorneys may urge their clients to use these devices to track the whereabouts and the comings and goings of the opposing spouses. Family law attorneys have been encountering such devices being used against their clients more and more frequently in their divorce cases. The devices may be used to expose errant spouses, and to prove that children have been taken to inappropriate places. GPS tracking devices may be used to explore and obtain information potentially concerning alimony, primary time share (custody) issues, visitation issues, and other issues in a divorce case. Consequently, all parties in any divorce case in Palm Beach County should be on the alert that such a device may be used in their case.
To view a lively discussion of the pros and cons of such devices in criminal and family law cases, please click here.
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I was not able to follow the link to the pros and cons article. Using GPS devices, movement activated hidden video cameras, computer keystroke programs, and other technology, is definitely part of the divorce toolbox.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:23 am
I love anything related to spy or surveillance stuff, great info - Thanks
December 4th, 2009 at 2:27 am
A Petition for Dissolution of Marriage must be based upon grounds accepted under California law. The effect of a judgment is to restore the parties to the state of unmarried individuals. The spouse who initiates the filing of a divorce via a “Petition for Dissolution” or any other filings in family court is named the Petitioner. The spouse who responds is named the Respondent.