It's one of those things that sounds like a joke, I know, but Facebook was used in Australia to serve a couple with legal papers to foreclose on their house.
This isn't that strange in many ways, because the courts often have rules for service of documens where service in person is impractical or impossible. However, this is definitely the first time Facebook has been used.
This is yet another reason to make your page "private", so that only your friends can see it. Not just anyone else who wants to.
What was interesting is that the lawyer used details (date of birth, hometown etc) to establish to the court that this page belonged to the woman they were looking for. As well, her husband, the other defendant, was listed as one of her facebook friends.
It appears that Australia is a bit more lenient than most places, allowing the use of email and text messages to serve someone. Canada seems a bit more strict, but I have a distinct feeling that this is a growing trend. The increasingly digital world is going to require more and more unique methods for administering justice.
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