"As everyone continues to share more and more aspects of their lives on social networking sites, they leave themselves open to much greater examinations of both their public and private lives in these sensitive situations," said Marlene Eskind Moses, president of the AAML, in a statement.

"Going through a divorce always results in heightened levels of personal scrutiny," Moses added. An estranged spouse will likely be one of the first people to spot online activities that indicate, say, an extramarital affair.

The AAML survey lends credence to earlier reports that spotlight Facebook as a hotbed of marital unrest. One released in December says the site is cited in one of every five divorce petitions.

There's even a site devoted to the phenomenon: .

If you visit, please be discreet. You never know who's watching.