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Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now—drafting emails, planning vacations, even helping people sketch out divorce agreements. It’s fast, confident, and sounds convincing.
But recent reports show what I see every week: AI can also be confidently wrong.
An Associated Press story highlighted judges around the world dealing with legal filings—actual court briefs—containing citations to cases that don’t exist. A French data scientist, Damien Charlotin, has already catalogued nearly 500 filings in six months with AI-generated “hallucinations.” Some came from people representing themselves. Others came from actual attorneys. In one case, a filing contained almost 30 bad citations.
The message is simple: AI can help you—but it cannot protect you from its own mistakes.
Where People Going Through Divorce Get Tripped Up 
- AI sounds authoritative even when it’s wrong. It can fabricate laws, misstate deadlines, or summarize agreements incorrectly.
- AI doesn’t know your state’s rules. Michigan’s requirements, timelines, and forms can’t be reliably checked by a chatbot.
- AI doesn’t understand the stakes. Parenting time, support, and property division require precision. A wrong sentence can lead to a rejected filing or long-term consequences.
- AI doesn’t guard your privacy. Anything you type—names, finances, allegations—can be reused by the system and is not automatically confidential.
AI is a tool, not a guide. Think of it like an energetic intern: helpful, fast, and absolutely needing supervision.
So What Should You Do?
Use AI if it helps you brainstorm, organize your thoughts, or overcome the blank page. It’s great for that.
But do not rely on it to draft the actual terms of your divorce settlement or to tell you what the law requires.
At a minimum, have a settlement-focused lawyer review anything you generate with AI before it goes anywhere near a court. That quick consultation can prevent costly mistakes and ensure the paperwork will actually be accepted.
Even better, work with a settlement-focused lawyer from the start to craft your settlement—using AI only as the helper it was meant to be, not the architect of your future. At Berecz & Associates, PLC we offer many different services to help in these situations, like consulting. For more information or options please visit our website.
Your divorce is too important to outsource to a chatbot.
Wishing you Wisdom,
Deborah
