Germany

Cologne District Court, 312 F 130/25

Cologne District Court (Family Court) 2 July 2025

Hallucinated Content

Doctrinal Work
Court found citation to 'Viefhues' in a Munich commentary and marginal nos. (9th ed. 2021, marginal no. 65 ff.) to be incorrect and fictitious; actual commentary and edition details differ.
Doctrinal Work
Court could not locate the cited book 'Brons, Kindeswohl und Elternverantwortung, 2013, pp. 175 ff.' and determined the reference to be fictitious.
Doctrinal Work
Reference to 'Völkl, FamRB 2015, p. 74' was found to be incorrect/misleading; the actual FamRB 2015 pages cited contain a different essay (pp. 70-77) and the asserted citation is fictitious.
Doctrinal Work
Citation 'Meyer-Götz, in: Hauß/Gernhuber, Familienrecht, 6th ed. 2022, § 1671, marginal no. 33' was not found; court concluded the reference does not exist and appears conflated.
Case Law
Citation to an 'OLG Frankfurt' decision reported at 'FamRZ 2021, p. 70' was incorrect; the court determined the cited decision/reference was fictitious or mislocated.

Court admonished the attorney and warned that knowingly disseminating untruths may violate BRAO §43a(3)