---
title: "List the settled terms for a proposed consent order"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/draft-the-minute-of-consent-orders-from-the-settled-terms/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A16-T1-R3-S2-US"
practice_area: "Family Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List the settled terms for a proposed consent order

> From the signed term sheet the lawyer supplies, list each settled term with the page. Write no sentence of the proposed order or of any stipulation.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/draft-the-minute-of-consent-orders-from-the-settled-terms/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 | From the signed term sheet the lawyer supplies, list each settled term with the page. Write no sentence of the proposed order or of any stipulation. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write the proposed order. Family Code § 2550 requires an equal division of the community estate except on the written agreement of the parties, an oral stipulation of the parties in open court, or as otherwise provided in that division. In a custody term, § 3020 makes the child's health, safety and welfare the primary concern, and § 3044 states the presumption after a domestic-violence finding in the previous five years. A private schedule does not by itself displace § 3044. You decide whether the terms are complete and whether the court can make them. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft the minute of consent orders from the settled terms](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/draft-the-minute-of-consent-orders-from-the-settled-terms.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the signed term sheet the lawyer supplies, list each settled term with the page. Write no sentence of the proposed order or of any stipulation.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- An oral stipulation has to be made in open court to be the exception in § 2550. A term sheet is not that stipulation until you and the court treat it as one.
- Other states do not use California's equal-division rule or § 3044.

## Sources

- [California Family Code § 2550 (equal division of the community estate)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=2550) (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)
- [California Family Code § 3044 (custody presumption after domestic violence)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=3044) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Application for Consent Orders (Family Law): completion guide, superannuation notice and filing checklist](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-application-for-consent-orders.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Court's Application for Consent Orders kit and proposed orders template, with a guide to the Statement of Truth, the 90-day filing window, the time limits in s 44, superannuation… |

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.*