---
title: "Screen the file for family-violence risk before disclosure and parenting orders"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/screen-the-file-for-family-violence-risk-and-safe-disclosure-issues/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A16-T1-R11-US"
practice_area: "Family Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Screen the file for family-violence risk before disclosure and parenting orders

> Index orders, police reports and the dates of alleged incidents into a table with pins. Write no risk finding and no address.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/screen-the-file-for-family-violence-risk-and-safe-disclosure-issues/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 | Index orders, police reports and the dates of alleged incidents into a table with pins. Write no risk finding and no address. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide what is safe to file and what a parenting order may say. If California law applies, Family Code § 3044 imposes a rebuttable presumption against custody to a person found to have perpetrated domestic violence within the previous five years, and § 3044(g) requires the court to determine whether the section applies before issuing a custody order where domestic violence is alleged. Section 3020 gives priority to the child's health, safety and welfare. Model Rule 1.6 and Opinion 512: do not put location, school or medical detail into a public tool. You write any evidence that is filed. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Screen the file for family-violence risk and safe-disclosure issues](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/screen-the-file-for-family-violence-risk-and-safe-disclosure-issues.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Index orders, police reports and the dates of alleged incidents into a table with pins. Write no risk finding and no address.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A table of allegations is not a finding that a person perpetrated domestic violence. Section 3044 requires a court finding.
- Protective-order procedure is the forum state's. Do not use an Australian family-violence order form.

## Sources

- [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)
- [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)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## 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. |

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