ProSe AI

One father. Two heartbreaks. Free AI so no parent faces the system alone.

The Story

In 1997 — two years before Ohio even created its Task Force on Family Law and Children — a father in Dayton became one of the first men in the state to be legally "defathered." A DNA test proved he wasn't the biological father, but the court had no mechanism to stop a child support order — not even for DNA. His case helped create the paternity fraud protections that now exist in Ohio law.

Then, in 2019, it happened again. A son. Years of fighting just to establish paternity. Years more of being kept away. The same weaponized protection orders. The same system that treats fathers as an afterthought.

Same father. Different county, different system — Hamilton County's bifurcated court forced him to learn an entirely new process from scratch. Same impossible choice: hire a lawyer at $5,000, or represent yourself in a system designed for attorneys. He chose to fight — again. No lawyer. Just statutes, sleepless nights, and a father who refused to lose another child to a broken system.

He built ProSe AI so no parent would ever have to go through that alone again.

The Legal Council — Multi-Agent Debate Engine

ProSe AI isn't a chatbot. It's a Legal Council — a team of 6 specialized AI agents that debate, evaluate, and vote to give you the strongest possible legal analysis. Built on PolyCouncil, running 100% locally.

Agent Role What They Do
Statute Agent Ohio law specialist Cites specific ORC sections — 3109.04, 3109.051, 3105.21
Case Law Agent Appellate analyst Cites Ohio Supreme Court & appellate holdings with case numbers
Adversary Agent Opposing party Presents the strongest arguments you'll face in court
Procedure Agent Court rules expert Filing deadlines, service rules, Civ.R. 75, local rules
Synthesis Judge Final arbiter Weighs all agents, resolves conflicts, issues ruling
Citation Verifier Fact-checker Verifies every legal citation (✅ Verified / ⚠️ Unverified / ❌ Incorrect)

How the Legal Council Works

  1. You ask a question — e.g. "What factors does Ohio consider in custody modification?"
  2. All 6 agents respond in parallel — each from their specialized perspective
  3. Cross-evaluation — agents score each other on legal accuracy, jurisdiction, citations
  4. Weighted voting — the best legal analysis wins through democratic deliberation
  5. Multi-round debate — toggle on for deeper analysis with configurable rounds

You get legal analysis that's been stress-tested by an adversary, verified for citation accuracy, and grounded in Ohio law. Most pro se litigants get a generic chatbot response.

📦 Desktop App: GitHub — ProSe Council

Why This Matters Now: SB174

Ohio is in the middle of its biggest family law reform in 25 years. Senate Bill 174 — currently pending in the Ohio House — will:

ProSe AI is built to help parents understand both the current law AND what's coming under SB174. When the law changes, our model updates. No waiting for a lawyer to learn the new rules.

The 12 Steps of Your Case

Step What You're Facing How We Help
1 Something happened to my child Your constitutional and statutory rights
2 I got served with court papers Deadlines, forms, which court
3 I can't afford a lawyer Fee waivers, legal clinics, law libraries
4 I need to file a motion Format, drafting, service of process
5 What evidence do I need? Best interest factors, organizing proof
6 I need their records Subpoenas, interrogatories, depositions
7 There's a GAL on my case Cooperation, challenges, Sup.R. 48
8 My hearing is tomorrow Courtroom procedure, objections, cross-exam
9 The judge ruled against me Magistrate objections (14 days!), appeals
10 They're violating the order Contempt motions, enforcement
11 Things have changed Modification standards, relocation
12 It's finally over Co-parenting, records, moving forward

Download and Run

ProSe AI runs 100% on your own computer — no internet required, complete privacy:

ollama run ProSeAI/ProSe-Ohio

Minimum requirements: Any computer with 8GB RAM

Available Models

Model Purpose Status
ProSe-Ohio-14B Full legal guide (all 12 steps) Training
ProSe-Ohio 9B council agent model Training
OhioCustodyBERT Citation verification & classification Training on Kaggle
Training Data 12,724+ Ohio family law Q&A pairs Available
Legal Council App Multi-agent debate GUI (PolyCouncil fork) Available

What This Is (and Isn't)

ProSe AI provides legal information, not legal advice — the same help you'd get at an Ohio court self-help center. If your case is too complex, ProSe AI will tell you and help you find free legal aid.

Apache 2.0 | Free forever | Built in Dayton, Ohio A father's fight to ensure no parent faces the system alone.