US judge allows woman to file for divorce on Facebook
New York, April 7: A Manhattan court judge has granted a Brooklyn-based nurse permission to serve her husband divorce papers via a private message posted on the social networking site Facebook after attempts to contact him failed. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper ruled recently that the woman is "granted permission to serve defendant with the divorce summons using a private message through Facebook," Time magazine reported. It is, however, unclear if the decision will set a legal precedent for others. The woman named Ellanora Baidoo, 26, married Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku -- both originally from Ghana -- in a civil ceremony in 2009. According to the court filing, Blood-Dzraku does not have a job, a driver's licence or even a fixed address. This is not the first time a US judge has granted someone permission to serve legal papers on Facebook.