Divorce digital evidence preservation requires structured documentation, scope-defined handling, and defensible workflow controls. Early stabilization reduces alteration risk and preserves evidentiary integrity.
Proper handling involves documented intake, chain-of-custody logging, and integrity verification where applicable.
Preservation focuses on stabilization and documentation, not legal interpretation or expert testimony unless separately retained.
Written scope confirmation, transfer receipts, and hash verification support defensibility.
Yes. Early documented preservation reduces spoliation risk before formal filing.
No. A legal hold is a directive, while technical preservation involves documented stabilization of data sources.
Screenshots often omit metadata and may not preserve evidentiary integrity.
Yes. Smaller firms benefit from defined workflows and documentation controls to maintain defensibility.
For structured services, review our digital evidence preservation overview.