Divorce is painful and private.  We all need outlets to work through our emotions and find a way to stay sane. In the days of instant online publication, divorce is becoming anything but private.  Between the YouTube appearance by Tricia Walsh Smith, and the Vermont blogger who bagged on his wife, the world is starting to take notice of the internet community and divorce.

These are only the latest divorce bloggers of note.  According to a recent Pew Institute study, many people are turning to internet blogging to work through their divorce.  But what's the difference between working through emotions and vindictive defamation?  Courts have been reluctant to draw the line.

Laurie is a podcast blogger.  She found out her husband was having an affair through a Blackberry text from her boss.  In her podcast, she never mentions her husbands name and, according to her listeners, she maintains the pretense of impartiality.  Still, she admits, “I am 100 percent aware that if he told his version of the marriage, it would be completely different.”

As more and more high profile people take to the internet stage, look for the courts to start taking a firmer stance on what's acceptable blogging and what is not.

Source: www.nytimes.com