# Cell Phone Text Messages **URL:** \ **Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\ **Created:** [September 20, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cell-phone-text-messages/1328 "2004-09-20T20:50:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JanetFritts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@JanetFritts](https://forum.rosen.com/u/JanetFritts)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cell-phone-text-messages/1328/1 "2004-09-20T20:50:21Z")
Dear eman1971: Greetings. Yes, text messages are very similar to e-mails and can be used in court, provided you can prove where the text message came from, went to, etc. Janet L. Fritts Attorney with Rosen Divorce 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500 Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 [RosenDivorce.com](http://www.RosenDivorce.com) 919-787-6668 The response posted above is based upon the limited factual information made available and is not intended as a full and complete response to the question. The only reliable manner to obtain complete and adequate legal advice is to consult with an attorney, fully explain your situation, and allow the attorney sufficient opportunity to research the applicable law and facts required to render an accurate opinion. The basic information provided above is intended as a public service but a full discussion with an attorney should be undertaken before taking any action. ---
**Author:** ![lawstudent2be](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@lawstudent2be](https://forum.rosen.com/u/lawstudent2be)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cell-phone-text-messages/1328/2 "2004-09-20T23:40:00Z")
…And they were obtained legally. ---
**Author:** ![eman1971](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e480ec/32.png) [@eman1971](https://forum.rosen.com/u/eman1971)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cell-phone-text-messages/1328/3 "2004-09-21T12:43:09Z")
If you found wife’s old cell phone from 6 months ago and text messages were on her old cell phone of an affair is the evidence legal to use in court. She left the cell phone in the house and did not take it with her when she moved out. If you read the text messages then confronted her about it can the text messages be legal to use in court if obtained that way. ---
**Author:** ![JanetFritts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@JanetFritts](https://forum.rosen.com/u/JanetFritts)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cell-phone-text-messages/1328/4 "2004-09-21T19:25:11Z")
Dear eman1971: Greetings. Yes, stored messages are fine for you to retrieve and use. Best of luck. Janet L. Fritts Attorney with Rosen Divorce 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500 Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 [RosenDivorce.com](http://www.RosenDivorce.com) 919-787-6668 The response posted above is based upon the limited factual information made available and is not intended as a full and complete response to the question. The only reliable manner to obtain complete and adequate legal advice is to consult with an attorney, fully explain your situation, and allow the attorney sufficient opportunity to research the applicable law and facts required to render an accurate opinion. The basic information provided above is intended as a public service but a full discussion with an attorney should be undertaken before taking any action. ---
**Author:** ![eman1971](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e480ec/32.png) [@eman1971](https://forum.rosen.com/u/eman1971)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cell-phone-text-messages/1328/5 "2004-09-17T11:22:19Z")
Can someone tell me if cell phone text messages can be used in court?