What is Supervised Visitation

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What is Supervised Visitation
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Supervised visitation, sometimes referred to as
Monitored Visitation, Supervised Child Access, or
Supervised Child Contact, refers to contact
between a non-custodial parent and one or more
children in the presence of a third person
responsible for observing and seeking to ensure
the safety of those involved. Supervised visit
services are for families with children who are
involved in high-risk emotional or physical
situations. The supervised visitation Provider
offers a safe and protected environment to
control external influences of stress on the
child. Professional Supervisors are ordered by
the family and juvenile dependency courts.A
"professional provider" is any person paid for
providing supervised visitation services, or an
independent contractor, employee, intern, or
volunteer operating independently or through a
supervised visitation center or agency. The
professional provider in California must (1)
Be 21 years of age or older (2) Have no record
of conviction for driving under the influence
(DUI) within the last 5 years
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(2) Have no record of conviction for driving
under the influence (DUI) within the last 5
years (3) Not have been on probation or parole
for the last 10 years (4) Have no record of a
conviction for child molestation, child abuse, or
other crimes against a person (5) Have proof
of automobile insurance if transporting the
child (6) Have no civil, criminal, or juvenile
restraining orders within the last 10 years (7)
Have no current or past court order in which the
provider is the person being supervised (8) Be
able to speak the language of the party being
supervised and of the child, or the provider must
provide a neutral interpreter over the age of 18
who is able to do so (9) Agree to adhere to
and enforce the court order regarding supervised
visitation
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• (10) Meet the training requirements stated in
  (f) and
• Sign a declaration or Declaration of Supervised
  Visitation Provider (form FL-324) stating that
  all requirements to be a professional provider
  have been met.
• Each state has requirements that are similar.
• You know that saying, it takes a village to raise
  a child. Well it does and sometimes we as Legal
  Angels, A professional visitation monitor agency,
  are just part of that village. When families
  split up and they are involved in a custody
  battle it can get contentious. The children get
  caught in the middle. Life is not always simple,
  the courts or DCFS get involved and everything is
  done to prevent violence, alienation and drug
  addiction situations in front of the children.
  Supervised visitation monitors are there to
  facilitate family visits. We are the neutral
  third party. There to just make a safe and happy
  visit happen. We are not there for anything
  else. Sometimes clients confuse us with judges,
  attorneys, social workers or a therapist. We
  have no say, and cant even recommend. We write
  a report about each partys behavior. The key
  here is each party's behavior, even if its the
  custodial party doing something unreasonable.

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Ive had some kids look at me and say- your have
a weird job! I say, yes, I do and we find a way
to laugh about it. They know whats going on,
it is awkward for a little while, but they get
used to it. No 2 cases have been the same. So,
we follow the lead of how comfortable the child
is. It is what it is, and we have to make the
best of it. Article Resource -
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