Artificial intelligence took over divorces - the judges intervened

A man from Florida who managed his own divorce proceedings filed at least 145 requests and hundreds of pages written with the help of AI. The judges ordered the rejection of any document without a lawyer's signature. A widespread phenomenon in the US: 80% of lawyers in a survey reported materials created by artificial intelligence.

A man from Florida who managed his own divorce proceedings filed at least 145 requests to the court, and later submitted to the appellate court documents spanning hundreds of pages written with the help of artificial intelligence. The judges decided to intervene and instructed the clerk's office to reject any further documents submitted by the man unless they bore a lawyer's signature. The case is part of a broader phenomenon in the US, where people in divorce proceedings use chatbots for legal advice and drafting requests. In a survey by the firm Cordell & Cordell among 133 lawyers, about 80% reported that clients submitted materials they believed were created using AI. In another case, a father involved in a custody battle filed requests that included a reference to a legal principle that did not exist. Due to concerns, the Florida Supreme Court ruled last May that the submitter of a legal document is responsible for ensuring that the citations exist and are accurately quoted.