J.V.E.C. v S.M.D.
KB Saskatchewan · Dec 4, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- KB Saskatchewan
- Record ID
- jvec-v-smd-2025-12-04
- Observed outcome
- The application to transfer jurisdiction was dismissed.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court found that the self-represented respondent mother included fabricated case law in her brief, which she attributed to using Google. The judge explicitly noted that this conduct misled the court and wasted opposing counsel's time, contributing to an adverse assessment of the mother's credibility during the jurisdictional hearing.
Fabricated: Case Law | Mother admitted she had cited cases that may not exist in her brief, attributing this to use of Google; court found the citations misleading and a waste of time.
Saskatchewan courts are treating 'I used Google' as equivalent to AI misuse — consumer tools get no leniency.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Family
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Admitted
- Recorded tool
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- The matter was a chambers hearing on the respondent's application to transfer jurisdiction of a family law action from Saskatchewan to California, which the court dismissed.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The mother admitted to using Google to find the cases.
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