Should spending habits be used in divorce proceedings?
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Divorce on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. A recent article got quite a bit of attention when it was reported that some companies, like Target, mine data from consumer’s purchases in order to identify a life cycle event — like a marriage, pregnancy or divorce — in order to change shopping habits and obtain brand loyalty from that consumer. Of course there’s many ethical questions regarding these types of initiatives, but there are also many concerns regarding how these initiatives could end up impacting a divorce proceeding. For example, let’s say that your soon-to-be ex-wife is battling you