Supervised Visitation -- What Could go Wrong?
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When courts order that a parent(s) have supervised visits with a child, it is usually for good reason. Depending on the circumstances, the court may permit (or the parties may agree with the court’s approval) that visits be supervised by another family member, one of the parents, or a third party agency.
A recent story from The Houston Chronicle discusses the abduction of a child during a supervised visit arranged by the child’s conservators. The child’s conservators likely presumed that a restaurant like Chuck E. Cheese was a safe place to allow the child interaction with her parents. However, the child’s biological parents took the five year old child during the supervised visit. Thereafter an Amber Alert was issued.
While the SAFE Program through the Harris County Victim’s Assistance Center is not the most ideal setting to visit with one’s child, it is designed to prevent tragic situations like this one. Whether you are a custodial parent or managing conservator seeking to have visits with a child’s parent(s) supervised, the SAFE Program can assist.
