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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.
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