Aussies Elude Attempt to Serve Papers Via Facebook

Couple hid profile before attorney could act
Posted Dec 16, 2008 3:34 PM CST
Aussies Elude Attempt to Serve Papers Via Facebook
After failed attempts to reach the couple at their home, shown here, the attorney tried serving them on Facebook.   (AP Photo/Mark Graham)

The Australian debtors who were the object of a judge’s ruling that legal documents could be served via Facebook have remained one step ahead of the law, Ars Technica reports. After verifying the home-loan defaulters’ full names, birthdates, and “friend status” on their profile pages, an innovative attorney sought permission for the unprecedented act. The couple’s profiles disappeared before he could serve them. (More Facebook stories.)

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