What is Supervised Visitation?
How will a supervised visit benefit my child?
What are some reasons for supervised visits?
Can I make the other parent have supervised visits?
I’m the Non-Custodial Parent. How can Supervised Visitation be good for me?
Supervised visitation allows you and your child to visit each other without fear of any new accusations. Your visitation provider is present during your visit to verify what happened.
Supervised visitation allows a visit with your child to occur uninterrupted due to personal or interpersonal problems possibly occurring between you the custodial parent.
I’m the Custodial Parent, what’s my benefit in Supervised Visitation?
You do not have to communicate with the parent you are in conflict with. Your visitation provider coordinates with the parents based on the visitation Order terms.
My child’s parent is not paying child support. Do I have to allow visits with our child?
YES! As long as the Court ordered the parent to have visitation, you must allow visitation even if the parent is not paying child support. Child support and visitation are two separate issues. Visitation does not stop because Support is not paid. You may to back to Court to request amendment to a visitation order.
What’s the difference between Supervised Exchange and Supervised Visitation?
Supervised or “monitored” exchange is supervision of the transfer of a child from one parent to another. The parent and child visit is unsupervised.
Is supervised visitation good for my child?
Yes, it allows your child to maintain a relationship with both parents regardless of any conflict between the parents.
It is also beneficial as your child may anticipate parent visits without the anxiety of worrying what may possibly happen if they are put in the middle of their parent’s conflict or problems.