---
title: "Check whether a joint-custody order may be changed"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/check-whether-a-final-parenting-order-may-be-reconsidered/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A16-CO20261022-2-US"
practice_area: "Family Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check whether a joint-custody order may be changed

> State whether the order in the file is a joint-custody order. If it is, list later events in date order and leave a blank for whether the best interest of the child requires a change.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/check-whether-a-final-parenting-order-may-be-reconsidered/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Family Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | State whether the order in the file is a joint-custody order. If it is, list later events in date order and leave a blank for whether the best interest of the child requires a change. If it is not joint custody, leave the test blank. Decide nothing. |
| What the lawyer must review | Section 3087 applies only to an order for joint custody. That order may be modified or terminated on the petition of one or both parents or on the court's own motion if it is shown that the best interest of the child requires modification or termination. If either parent opposes the modification or termination, the court shall state the reasons in its decision. The section does not state a significant-change test. It was operative on 1 January 1994. A sole-custody order is a different section, which was not opened. If the order is not joint custody, section 3087 does not apply. You read best interest with section 3011. You decide whether a change is required. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check whether a final parenting order may be reconsidered](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/check-whether-a-final-parenting-order-may-be-reconsidered.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: State whether the order in the file is a joint-custody order. If it is, list later events in date order and leave a blank for whether the best interest of the child requires a change. If it is not joint custody, leave the test blank. Decide nothing.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 3087 is California joint custody only. Another state uses a different modification statute.
- A blank is not a decision that the order should change.

## Sources

- [California Family Code § 3087 (modification of joint custody)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=3087) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Family Code § 3011 (best interests of the child)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=3011) (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.*