Recording conversations?

Just b/c GW does it doesn't mean we can. Recording a phone call without someone's consent w/o legal wire tap order is inadmissable in most states, but I would still check with an attorney. Maybe there is a way around it

I agree. Check with a lawyer first. You'd hate to have it backfire on you and then be used against you in some way.

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I was going to say "do it", but I have to agree w/ MsChatsAlot...don't jeapordize yourself. Check first.

Whether or not it's legal depends on the state. In NY (where I am) you can have one party consent, meaning I can tape a call without the other person knowing & it's legal. My brother, the cop, had me ask the lawyer. He's down in VA & iirc, it's illegal there.

The lawyer said the reservations a judge tends to have is the tape can be presented as one-sided. For example, you know you are being recorded so you can be nice & sweet and/or edit out what you don't like, etc. It can also sound forced, like if you got him to admit his drug use.

I would definitely find out the legalities of it in Florida & you could always do it and not use it. I would also save any crazy messages he may leave on your answering machine or voice mail...that would definitely help, since he agrees to be recorded by leaving a message.

ITA w/ PP. My understanding is it is nearly all 50 states allow one-party consent. That is, only one side of the conversation needs to be aware of and agree to recording the conversation. Check with your lawyer about local details on that, particularly mentioning any time that you have legal record of his temper (cops called on him, restraining order, etc).

Of course, way too much of my "legal knowledge" comes from Law & Order and CSI...

In NC and VA both will allow you to tape your own phone conversations. It is not illegal unless you are taping someone elses.

For another words, bugging your neighbors phone is bad but taping your ex cussing you is good (well not good in that sense)

But word of warning...if you do tape them, watch what you say. If he gets you mad and you cuss him back it will look bad on you even if he threatens to kill you in the same conversation, I found that out the hard way.

I'd check with a laywer. It may be legal to tape the conversations, but you don't want your judge to think you are being malicious or anything. Good Luck!

I live in Michigan and my attorney advised me to record my conversations. In Michigan they are not permissable in court but he said that during the FOC investigation that they would be open to listening to the conversations.

My ex is pretty predictable about flying into a rage. So I set him off on one and then hung up on him. Bingo. He called me back 27 times and left angry messages on my phone. I recorded them and let him know that at the next hearing, I'd be playing the tapes for the judge. He was so embarrassed and freaked out, that he didn't even show up. I got full legal and physical custody and all the back child support I asked for plus the state's caluclated child support amount. Then I gave the tape to his other ex who is going through a custody battle with him too. It was sweet revenge for 7 years of bullshit and no child support.