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title: "Reconcile the sibling-contact log with the order or case plan"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/reconcile-the-contact-record-against-the-contact-order-or-plan/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A52-X20260927-7-US"
practice_area: "Child Protection & Care Proceedings"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Reconcile the sibling-contact log with the order or case plan

> For the date range the lawyer sets, list each log entry that names a sibling, with date, duration if printed, who attended, and page.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/reconcile-the-contact-record-against-the-contact-order-or-plan/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Child Protection & Care Proceedings](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | For the date range the lawyer sets, list each log entry that names a sibling, with date, duration if printed, who attended, and page. List each contact term in the order or case plan that has no log entry in that range. Make no finding that contact was adequate. |
| What the lawyer must review | 42 U.S.C. § 671(a)(31) requires reasonable efforts to place siblings removed from their home in the same foster care, kinship guardianship or adoptive placement, unless the State documents that a joint placement would be contrary to the safety or well-being of any of the siblings, and, where they are not jointly placed, reasonable efforts to provide frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction unless the State documents that it would be contrary to the safety or well-being of any of the siblings. Section 675(12) includes, in the definition of sibling, an individual State law considers a sibling, and an individual who would have been a sibling under State law but for a termination or other disruption of parental rights, such as the death of a parent. You read the whole of paragraph (12). You decide whether the log meets the order and whether an exception is documented. The court order is the contact term you enforce. Title IV-E is a funding condition. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Reconcile the contact record against the contact order or plan](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/reconcile-the-contact-record-against-the-contact-order-or-plan.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: For the date range the lawyer sets, list each log entry that names a sibling, with date, duration if printed, who attended, and page. List each contact term in the order or case plan that has no log entry in that range. Make no finding that contact was adequate.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Read all of § 675(12) before you decide who counts as a sibling. The two categories above are the ones quoted here.
- A missing log line shows no entry in the file for that range. It does not prove the visit did not happen.
- State visitation statutes and the order control the case. Section 671(a)(31) is the federal plan requirement.

## Sources

- [42 U.S.C. § 671 (Title IV-E state plan)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/671) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [42 U.S.C. § 675 (Title IV-E definitions, including sibling)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/675) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*