---
title: "Index child-abuse allegations in a custody file and write no notice"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/prepare-the-notice-of-child-abuse-family-violence-or-risk-for-parenting/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A53-E20261018-3-US"
practice_area: "Family Violence & Protection Orders"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Index child-abuse allegations in a custody file and write no notice

> List the allegations of child abuse the custody file already states, and record whether the file contains a court request that the child welfare services agency investigate. Write no notice.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/prepare-the-notice-of-child-abuse-family-violence-or-risk-for-parenting/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## 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 | List the allegations of child abuse the custody file already states, and record whether the file contains a court request that the child welfare services agency investigate. Write no notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | Family Code section 3027 does not require a party to file a notice. Subsection (a) provides that if allegations of child abuse, including child sexual abuse, are made during a child custody proceeding and the court has concerns about the safety of the child, the court may take any reasonable temporary steps it deems appropriate to protect the child until an investigation can be completed. It does not affect Welfare and Institutions Code sections 16504 and 16506, which were not opened. Subsection (b) provides that the court may request the local child welfare services agency to investigate under Welfare and Institutions Code section 328, which was not opened, and the agency then reports its findings to the court. You do not file a notice the section does not describe. Opinion 512 and Model Rule 1.6. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the notice of child abuse, family violence or risk for parenting proceedings](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/prepare-the-notice-of-child-abuse-family-violence-or-risk-for-parenting.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the allegations of child abuse the custody file already states, and record whether the file contains a court request that the child welfare services agency investigate. Write no notice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not prepare an Australian-style risk notice. Section 3027 does not provide one.
- A criminal report and a court request under subsection (b) are different steps. Do not conflate them.

## Sources

- [California Family Code section 3027 (child-abuse allegations in a custody proceeding)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM&sectionNum=3027.) (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.*