use of email in matrimonial dispute
Question: So, email can be used if its authenticity can be
established...but that assumes that there is a digital signature. What
if there isn't?
Answer: If there were any security measures taken to guarantee the
autheticity of the parties transacting then the email will be valid as
evidence in court. Please take note that this is important. The last
thing that we want is for difficult ex-spouses to start manufacturing
email messages to stir up potential lawsuits or to bolster their claims.
A case using email evidence might still prevail if the court is willing to
subpoena the ISP transaction logs and the RFC data (assuming the
message numbers are still intact). But without the electronic
https://www.lawweb.in/2012/10/use-of-email-in-matrimonial-dispute.html
established...but that assumes that there is a digital signature. What
if there isn't?
Answer: If there were any security measures taken to guarantee the
autheticity of the parties transacting then the email will be valid as
evidence in court. Please take note that this is important. The last
thing that we want is for difficult ex-spouses to start manufacturing
email messages to stir up potential lawsuits or to bolster their claims.
A case using email evidence might still prevail if the court is willing to
subpoena the ISP transaction logs and the RFC data (assuming the
message numbers are still intact). But without the electronic
https://www.lawweb.in/2012/10/use-of-email-in-matrimonial-dispute.html