---
title: "Screen the file for family-violence risk and safe-disclosure issues"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/screen-the-file-for-family-violence-risk-and-safe-disclosure-issues"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A16-T1-R11"
practice_area: "Family Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Screen the file for family-violence risk and safe-disclosure issues

> From permitted intake notes, list risk indicators, existing orders and documents that must not be served or uploaded, for the lawyer's screening.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/screen-the-file-for-family-violence-risk-and-safe-disclosure-issues  
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 permitted intake notes, list risk indicators, existing orders and documents that must not be served or uploaded, for the lawyer's screening. |
| What the lawyer must review | Assess the risk yourself Never put safety-location information into a tool |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer leads the decision**

Engage directly with the client through a safe, appropriate channel. Explore relevant violence, coercion, economic abuse and technology-related safety concerns without assuming that a model or intake form has detected or excluded them. Confirm the record sensitively and avoid unnecessary repetition of traumatic details. The practitioner decides safety planning, escalation and referrals.

- What the AI does: From permitted intake notes, list risk indicators, existing orders and documents that must not be served or uploaded, for the lawyer's screening.
- What the lawyer does: Make the legal assessment, check the source material and authorise the output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects the consequence of an error and the amount of independent review the described output needs.
- Restriction: Do not delegate a person’s safety assessment or referral decision to AI.
- Written for: AU

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Establish a safe communication channel and confirm the client can speak privately.
2. Explore relevant safety concerns and client needs directly; do not infer absence of risk from an incomplete response.
3. Verify any summary with the client and available records without adding assumed incidents or removing uncertainty.
4. Protect locations and children’s details and have the practitioner determine appropriate escalation and support.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. The cited court, tribunal or scheme requirements apply only within their stated scope.

## Sources

- [FCFCOA Practice Direction: Use of Artificial Intelligence](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/pd/pd-ai) (checked 2026-09-16)
- [FCFCOA: Protecting sensitive information in family law proceedings](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/fl/protected-confidences) (checked 2026-09-16)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Application – contravention (family law)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-fcfcoa-application-contravention.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the family law Application – Contravention, for an alleged breach of a parenting or other child-related order, filed by email with the National Contravention List. |

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

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/screen-the-file-for-family-violence-risk-and-safe-disclosure-issues/united-states.md) | Yellow |

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