Check case summaries before a family-law citation is used
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- List each case name in the draft, the sentence that attributes a rule to it, and a blank for the reporter and the page. Do not add a case. Do not rewrite the sentence.
- What the lawyer must review
- Opinion 512 and the State Bar of California's 2026 generative-AI guidance require you to verify citations. Candor to the tribunal cannot be delegated. When you sign a paper in federal court, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 is your certification that the legal contentions are warranted. In a state family court, follow that court's rule and open every case before it appears in anything you file or send.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.