05/28/2026
She checked her husband's phone expecting to find another woman. Instead she found an AI chatbot he'd been calling his "baby girl" -- and thousands of dollars in hidden charges to a companion app she'd never seen. Wired reported the story last November. She filed for divorce, and she's far from alone: LA family courts are now handling 3 to 5 divorces a week where an AI relationship is a contributing factor.
Here's what most people miss. In California, that hidden spending has a name -- dissipation of marital assets. Under Family Code ยง 1101, both spouses owe each other a fiduciary duty to manage community property responsibly. So the AI isn't the legal problem. The money is. If you're seeing charges you don't recognize and you're not sure where you stand, we offer a free, no-pressure consultation -- just clarity on your options. Talk to someone who'll actually listen.