Child custody evaluation reports previously admitted as exhibits that would otherwise be eligible for destruction are removed from the evidence locker and retained as confidential documents in the court record (Family Code section 3111), in any Family Law courthouse; retention may be electronic.
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2018-SJ-019-00 [File stamp: FILED, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, OCT 11 2018, Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk, By: Kodi Elzie, Deputy] SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES GENERAL ORDER REGARDING CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION REPORTS IN FAMILY LAW CASES General Order Regarding Child Custody Evaluation Reports Previously Admitted as Exhibits Child Custody Evaluation Reports previously admitted as exhibits and which would otherwise be eligible for destruction, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1952, shall be removed from the evidence locker. The documents shall be retained as confidential documents in the court record pursuant to Family Code section 3111. Retention of court records may be in electronic format pursuant to Government Code section 68150. This General Order applies to Child Custody Evaluation Reports filed with the Family Law Division of the Los Angeles Superior Court at any of its courthouse locations. October 11, 2018 Hon. Thomas T. Lewis Supervising Judge of the Family Law Division GENERAL ORDER
2018-SJ-019-00 [File stamp: FILED, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, OCT 11 2018, Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk, By: Kodi Elzie, Deputy] SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES GENERAL ORDER REGARDING CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION REPORTS IN FAMILY LAW CASES General Order Regarding Child Custody Evaluation Reports Previously Admitted as Exh
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-29 (California T3 Los Angeles build 2026-09-29) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-los-angeles/general-orders/LIBOPSFamily-67-2018-SJ-019-00ChildCustodyEvaluationReportsPreviouslyAdmittedAsExhibits.pdf (127569 bytes, sha256 0cbef0c6630106d5ccaa7fe24a8149d19656417e62290c14438e0c8eca77ec50; 1 page) - the court's own posted PDF, a page scan: transcribed by eye from the rendered page images (200 dpi), every page read against the image; a local machine reading (RapidOCR) served only as a second reader, every six-word window of the transcription looked up in it and every miss checked on the page; the clerk's file stamp in one bracketed line, handwritten or stamped fills in place with a bracketed note, a running footer transcribed once, pleading line numbers and fill marks omitted; a signature itself is not transcribed.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.