Supervised Visitation Professional

California Rules of Court 5.20 Uniform standards of practice for providers of supervised visitation states that during a supervised visit a monitor will ensure that:

• No derogatory comments are made about the other parent, the parent's family, caretaker, child/children or their siblings.
• All contact between the child/children and the non-custodial parent takes place within the monitor's hearing and sight.
• There is no discussion of the court case or possible future outcomes during the visit.
• No child will be used to gather information about the other parent or caretaker or to transmit documents, information or personal possessions.
• There is no spanking, hitting or threatening the child/children and no emotional, verbal, physical or sexual abuse.
• No visits shall take place while the parent or caretaker appears to be under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs.

Parents or caretakers being monitored understand that:

• No confidential privilege exists.
• Any suspected abuse must be reported to the appropriate agency as provided by law.
• If the monitor determines that the rules of a visit have been violated, the child/children have become acutely distressed or the safety of the child/children or monitor is at risk, the visit may be temporarily interrupted, rescheduled for a later date or terminated.