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My ex-wife has made numerous posts on social media stating I was abusive to her and has said my new girlfriend is now my new victim. Bearing in mind I'm not on social media at all! I had no idea. Never ever has my ex-wife accused me of abuse through Court during the divorce process nor to police etc. This is the first I have ever heard of it. Needless to say I'm not abusive! Never have been. We even had a psychological assessment as part of court process and ex never mentioned any belief she had been abused then, either. My girlfriend is upset she's being painted as a victim of abuse also.
We only found out because friends and colleagues of my girlfriend told her having been shown it by mutual friends of the ex's. Girlfriend doesn't use social media either and her friend had email her the screenshots. Colleagues of mine said they had been shown it by others.
Can I take action against the ex for libel?
Hi there
It’s not something I know much about, so I had a quick search and found some info that clarifies your position, here’s a link
https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q771.htm
Personally I would favour the middle ground, by writing to her formally and requesting that the libellous posts be taken down, and inform her that should this not be done, you would be within your rights to seek prosecution for libel through the criminal courts.
All the best
I wouldn't bother considering libel - you can be talking 6 figure sums in legal costs to achieve nothing. I would certainly report it to the Social Media company in question, and it might be worth speaking to the police about it.
This might be worth reading https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q771.htm
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