Facebook 'friend' request by Florida Judge prompts appeals court ruling
Well, it looks like someone is paying attention to the cronyistic nature of this county and is trying to do something about it. Thanks appeals court!
An appeals court has ruled in favor of a Seminole County divorcee, who accuses Circuit Judge Linda Schoonover of punishing her by requiring her to fork over an unusually high amount of alimony because she did not "friend" the judge on Facebook.
Schoonover made the "friend" request while the woman's divorce was pending, according to court paperwork.
Facebook 'friend' request by Judge Schoonover prompts appeals court ruling
The woman, Sandra Chace, 49 of Winter Springs, did not reject the "friend" request, according to court paperwork. She just didn't respond.
When Schoonover made her final ruling later, Chace's lawyer alleges in court pleadings, she treated Chace unfairly, ordering her to pay an excessive amount of alimony and allocating to her a disproportionate amount of the couple's debt.
Schoonover ordered Chace, who works for an Orlando commercial real estate brokerage, to make monthly payments to her now ex-husband, Robert Loisel Jr., for seven years, said her attorney Damon Chase.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-facebook-friend-judge-schoonover-20140131,0,5024234.story