Contemplating a splitup? Grab the family hard drive and get it into your lawyer’s hands ASAP. Such a stratagem “can be best explained to the client as an important first glimpse into the overall actions and conduct of the adverse party in the litigation”. (Scott Andino, “Digging Deeply Into Matrimonial Data Mining”, The Matrimonial Strategist/Law.com, Nov. 10).

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