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title: "Check a joint custody order against the opened modification section"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/check-family-law-parenting-orders-against-the-conditions-sought-and-the/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A53-E20261018-2-US"
practice_area: "Family Violence & Protection Orders"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a joint custody order against the opened modification section

> Record whether the order in the file is a joint custody order, who the file says has asked to change it, and whether the file says a parent opposes the change.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/check-family-law-parenting-orders-against-the-conditions-sought-and-the/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 | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record whether the order in the file is a joint custody order, who the file says has asked to change it, and whether the file says a parent opposes the change. Do not decide the best interest of the child, and write no proposed order. |
| What the lawyer must review | Family Code section 3087 provides that an order for joint custody may be modified or terminated on the petition of one or both parents, or on its own motion, if it is shown that the best interest of the child requires modification or termination. If either parent opposes the modification or termination, the court shall state in its decision the reasons for it. The section does not speak to an order that is not a joint custody order. No other custody-modification statute was opened. You decide best interest and you write any proposed order. Opinion 512 and Model Rule 1.6. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check family law parenting orders against the conditions sought and the court’s power to vary them](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/check-family-law-parenting-orders-against-the-conditions-sought-and-the.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record whether the order in the file is a joint custody order, who the file says has asked to change it, and whether the file says a parent opposes the change. Do not decide the best interest of the child, and write no proposed order.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not apply section 3087 to a sole custody order. No statute for that order was opened.
- Other states use different modification tests. California is the opened example.

## Sources

- [California Family Code section 3087 (modification or termination of a joint custody order)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=3087.) (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)
- [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)

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