Is it safe to upload your divorce documents to ChatGPT?
Short answer: be careful. Family-law attorneys are now actively warning people not to paste legal documents into general chatbots. Here's why — and the safer way to get the same analysis.
Three real risks with general chatbots
- It may not stay private. Depending on the tool and settings, what you paste can be retained and used to train the model. In one 2026 federal case, AI-tool materials were held not protected by attorney–client privilege.
- It can be discoverable. Anything you type could potentially be requested by the other side. There's nothing to request from us — we delete your document after building your report.
- It invents fake case law. There have been hundreds of documented instances of AI fabricating citations in real court filings — some resulting in five-figure fines, even for people representing themselves.
How ScrubMyCase is different — on purpose
| ScrubMyCase | General chatbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Deletes your document after | ✓ Yes | ✗ May retain |
| Trains on what you upload | ✓ Never | ✗ Often |
| Built specifically for legal docs | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Guards against invented case law | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Tailors analysis to your document type | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Gives a keepable, color-coded report | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
Is it safe to upload divorce documents to ChatGPT?
Be careful. Lawyers warn that pasting legal documents into general chatbots can waive privacy protections, may be discoverable, and the chatbot can invent fake case law. ScrubMyCase deletes your document after processing, never trains on it, and is built specifically not to fabricate citations.
Why not just use a free chatbot?
General chatbots aren't built for this. They don't tailor the analysis to your document type, they're prone to inventing legal-sounding nonsense, and they may retain what you paste. ScrubMyCase is purpose-built for legal documents with privacy and anti-hallucination guardrails.
Does ChatGPT really make up cases?
Yes. There have been hundreds of documented instances of AI-fabricated citations in real court filings, with sanctions and fines. ScrubMyCase only describes well-established legal concepts and points to what's actually in your document.
ScrubMyCase is a document-analysis tool, not legal advice, and is not a substitute for a licensed attorney.