What happens in divorce when digital bullying is in play?

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Even Kanye shouldn’t be trash talking on social media unless, as may be the case, he has a divorce court death wish," Stock said. “It’s one thing to be the victim of a social media bully, but it’s an early holiday present to the case you are making if you are that victim’s divorce attorney.” The sentiment was echoed by a dozen other lawyers who handle divorce, child custody and relationship abuse cases, especially those in California and a handful of other states with relatively new legal standards of “coercive control" as a form of non-physical abuse. “Well now you just have to press post on social media or go to LinkedIn or set up fake accounts and bomb people with information that can really be damaging,” she said. “I really like what Trevor Noah said, that we shouldn’t cancel Kanye but counsel him.” Dan Jaffe, a family law attorney in Los Angeles, has handled wealthy, high-profile clients for decades.