---
title: "Prepare a hearing chronology and issue index for family submissions"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/draft-submissions-an-argument-summary-and-a-chronology-for-the-hearing/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A16-T1-R14-US"
practice_area: "Family Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare a hearing chronology and issue index for family submissions

> Build a dated chronology with a page cite for each event, and a list of the issues named in the existing orders and filings. Write no sentence of the brief or of any paper that will be filed.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/draft-submissions-an-argument-summary-and-a-chronology-for-the-hearing/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 | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Build a dated chronology with a page cite for each event, and a list of the issues named in the existing orders and filings. Write no sentence of the brief or of any paper that will be filed. |
| What the lawyer must review | The submission is yours. The California 2026 guidance says candor to the tribunal cannot be delegated, and Opinion 512 keeps the judgment with you. In a custody dispute, Family Code § 3020 makes the child's health, safety and welfare the court's primary concern. You decide what the submission argues. Rule 11 applies when you sign a paper in federal court. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft submissions, an argument summary and a chronology for the hearing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/draft-submissions-an-argument-summary-and-a-chronology-for-the-hearing.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Build a dated chronology with a page cite for each event, and a list of the issues named in the existing orders and filings. Write no sentence of the brief or of any paper that will be filed.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A sentence copied from the chronology into the brief is checked by you before filing.
- Section 3020 is California custody policy. The parenting standard in another state has to be opened for that case.

## Sources

- [State Bar of California, Practical Guidance for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Law (2026)](https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/ethics/Generative-AI-Practical-Guidance.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Family Code § 3020 (health, safety and welfare of the child)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=3020) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Application in a proceeding (family law)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-fcfcoa-application-in-a-proceeding.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the family law Application in a Proceeding, used by a party to current proceedings who seeks further interlocutory or procedural orders. |
| [Application – enforcement (family law, other than parenting)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-fcfcoa-application-enforcement.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the family law Application – Enforcement, used to enforce existing orders other than parenting orders, with an affidavit and a copy of the orders. |
| [Notice of appeal (family law)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-fcfcoa-notice-of-appeal.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the family law Notice of Appeal, for review of an interim or final decision of a judge or magistrate, filed on the Commonwealth Courts Portal or at a regional appeal registry. |

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.*