Getting Divorced?  Suggestions Regarding Your Personal Privacy Especially When Working with Your Divorce Attorney.

Ken D'Angelo of Target Investigations http://www.target-investigations.com/home.html gave these helpful hints during a Law Day program sponsored by the Montgomery County Maryland Bar Association on May 18, 2012. 

1. Create a new Email Address with a unique password for your legal correspondence.
2. Consider purchasing a pre-paid cellphone to use for your legal communications.
3. Do not use cordless or landline telephones at home.
4. Always lock your cell phone, tablet and computer and change the passwords.
5. Use password protected screen savers and turn off computers when not in use.
6. Change passwords for Email accounts regularly and do not use actual words as passwords.
Use long, complex passwords instead.
7. Do not share your cellphone, tablet or computer with others, including your children.
8. Consider using a work or friend’s computer for your legal communications.
9. Turn off all location tracking apps on mobile devices. When in doubt turn it off.
10. Be aware of the use of hidden and computer/IP cameras.
11. Have your mail forwarded to a secure private mail facility or P.O. Box.
12. Separate financial/utility accounts and password protect them.
13. Always lock your vehicle and maintain control of all keys.
14. Be aware of your surroundings, especially when leaving your home or office.
15. Communicate with neighbors and report any suspicious vehicles to the police.
16. Shred unwanted personal papers and place important documents in a secure location. Be
careful what you put in your trash bins.
17. Suspend use of any social networking, IM’ing, chat rooms and/or dating websites.
18. Don’t discuss your legal case with casual friends or outsiders.
19. Consider consulting with a personal security professional regarding any specific concerns.
20. Behave. Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want discussed in open court.