Supervised visitation visits refer to a type of visitation where a third party, such as a social worker or designated family member, is present during the parent’s time with the child. This is done to ensure the child’s safety and well-being while maintaining a controlled environment for the parent-child interaction. The supervising party observes the visits to ensure no inappropriate behavior occurs, and the visits are typically held in a neutral location. In the case of Admin. for Children’s Servs. v. Victor P. (In re Victoria P.), 2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 7169 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014) the father, Victor P., appealed a Family Court decision requiring him to complete a sex offender treatment program and limiting his visitation rights to supervised visits with his children, based on findings of sexual abuse and derivative neglect.
Background Facts
This case stemmed from allegations of sexual abuse against Victor P., the father of Elizabeth P. During a fact-finding hearing, the court found that Victor P. had abused Elizabeth P. and derivatively neglected his other children: Victoria P., Wilma P., and Ivan G. Following these findings, the court issued a dispositional order requiring Victor P. to complete a sex offender treatment program and limited his visitation with his children to supervised visits, at the discretion of the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS).