---
title: "Build an incident chronology for a protection-order file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/build-the-incident-chronology-and-evidence-index-for-the-protection-orde/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A53-X20260927-1-US"
practice_area: "Family Violence & Protection Orders"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build an incident chronology for a protection-order file

> Order the incidents the client has already given by date, with the document or note each one comes from. Add no incident and no description the source does not contain.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/build-the-incident-chronology-and-evidence-index-for-the-protection-orde/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Family Violence & Protection Orders](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Order the incidents the client has already given by date, with the document or note each one comes from. Add no incident and no description the source does not contain. |
| What the lawyer must review | The chronology is an index for the lawyer who will decide what, if anything, goes into the affidavit or testimony that Family Code section 6300 requires. It is not that affidavit. The California courts self-help page describes the restraining-order application the chronology supports. Keep addresses and the client's safety details out of any shared draft. Opinion 512 and Model Rule 1.6. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build the incident chronology and evidence index for the protection order file](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/build-the-incident-chronology-and-evidence-index-for-the-protection-orde.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Order the incidents the client has already given by date, with the document or note each one comes from. Add no incident and no description the source does not contain.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The chronology is not filed. The affidavit is a different task and is written by the client and the lawyer.
- Do not email the chronology to a client address the other party can read.

## Sources

- [California Family Code section 6300 (what the application must show)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=6300.) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Courts Self-Help: domestic violence restraining orders](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/dv-restraining-order) (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Incident chronology for an apprehended domestic violence order (NSW s 16)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/advo-incident-chronology.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Chronology of incidents for an ADVO application, with each row tied to a limb of section 16 and the source document. It is an index, not the written statement. |
| [Application for a protection order (Queensland Form DV01)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-qld-dv01-protection-order.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Queensland Form DV01, version 7, first published on 19 December 2025, the application for a protection order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012. |
| [Family violence restraining order or violence restraining order (WA Magistrates Court information and application): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-wa-fvro.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Magistrates Court of Western Australia information and application for a family violence restraining order or a violence restraining order.… |
| [Application to vary, revoke or extend an apprehended violence order: completion guide and checklist (NSW)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/avo-variation-revocation-extension-application-guide.md) | Court document | Red | Guide to the Local Court application to vary, revoke or extend a final or interim AVO: who may apply, when leave is needed, how to state the grounds and the variation sought, service,… |
| [Intervention order (CourtSA originating application, Form 1OS and Form 7A or 7B): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-sa-intervention.md) | Form | Red | Link to the South Australian intervention order page. A private application is lodged on CourtSA with Form 1OS and a signed and witnessed Form 7A or Form 7B affidavit.… |
| [Family violence order or restraint order (Magistrates Court of Tasmania): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-tas-fvo.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Magistrates Court of Tasmania page for applicants for a family violence order or a restraint order. File the application and five copies.… |
| [Family violence order (ACT Magistrates Court application): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-act-fvo.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the ACT Magistrates Court forms for family violence, personal protection and workplace protection orders, including the private and confidential form and the notice of address for service.… |
| [Application for a domestic violence order (NT Local Court publication PD 5A): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-nt-dvo.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Local Court of the Northern Territory publication Application for a Domestic Violence Order, number PD 5A, dated 26 March 2024. The Word file was not opened.… |

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.*