DJ v SN
CA Alberta · Nov 19, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- CA Alberta
- Record ID
- dj-v-sn-2025-11-19
- Observed outcome
- The appeal was dismissed, and the appellant was ordered to pay an additional $500 in costs to the respondent.
- Known monetary consequence
- CA$500
Why this matter warrants attention
The Court of Appeal of Alberta imposed a $500 cost sanction on a self-represented litigant for including three AI-generated, non-existent legal authorities in her appellate factum. The court held that this conduct violated established practice notices regarding the use of large language models and warranted a monetary penalty to uphold the integrity of court proceedings.
Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's factum cited three non-existent authorities generated by AI; appellant admitted at hearing they were AI-generated and the court imposed additional costs.
Admission of AI use at hearing now draws cost orders — counsel who conceal face far worse.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Family
- Appellate
- Monetary
- AI attribution
- Admitted
- Recorded tool
- Unidentified
- Known monetary consequence
- CA$500
- Procedural posture
- Appellate review of a chambers decision regarding parenting and child support orders.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The appellant acknowledged the authorities were generated through her use of AI tools.
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Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.