---
title: "Index the child's words already in the file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/record-the-child-s-expressed-views-for-the-court/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A52-X20260927-4-US"
practice_area: "Child Protection & Care Proceedings"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Index the child's words already in the file

> Copy each passage the file attributes to the child, with the date, the document and the page. Add nothing the file does not contain. Write no account for filing.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/record-the-child-s-expressed-views-for-the-court/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Child Protection & Care Proceedings](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Copy each passage the file attributes to the child, with the date, the document and the page. Add nothing the file does not contain. Write no account for filing. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide what is put before the court, and you write any account that is filed. Section 675(1) defines the case plan as a written document. Section 675(1)(B) says that, for a child who has attained 14 years of age, the plan and any revision or addition shall be developed in consultation with the child and, at the option of the child, with up to two members of the case planning team chosen by the child who are not a foster parent of, or caseworker for, the child. The same paragraph allows the State to reject a selected person for good cause to believe the person would not act in the best interests of the child. That consultation is about the case plan. The index is not that consultation, and it is not an account for the court. Apply the 14-year sentence only to a child who has attained 14. Section 671(a)(15)(A) makes the child's health and safety the paramount concern in determining reasonable efforts. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Record the child's expressed views for the court](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/record-the-child-s-expressed-views-for-the-court.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Copy each passage the file attributes to the child, with the date, the document and the page. Add nothing the file does not contain. Write no account for filing.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Copy the passage as it appears. You decide whether the court sees it.
- The 14-year consultation is a Title IV-E case-plan condition in § 675(1)(B). It is not a rule of the courtroom, and state procedure can differ.

## Sources

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

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Plain-language letter to a child or young person client from their direct legal representative (NSW care proceedings)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/letter-of-advice-young-person-direct-representative.md) | Letter | Yellow | Short plain-language letter to a child aged 12 or over, or a young person, explaining the lawyer’s role as their direct legal representative, what the court case is about, confirming what they want… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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