Family
Oct. 27, 2026
AI and the future of evidence in family court
AI-generated evidence gives family courts a new credibility problem: How can judges distinguish genuine recordings from convincing fakes when children's safety, custody rights and limited resources are at stake?
Imagine a woman in family court presenting a Nest video of her husband threatening her while their young children cling to her legs. They stand in their penthouse living room, with the Golden Gate Bridge visible through panoramic windows behind them. Each face is unmistakable, as is the husband's angry voice.
The wife seeks emergency orders to protect herself and her children. But her husband denies the incident ever occurred. The video, he tells the judge, is a fabrication cre...
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