Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Supervised visitation: the families and their experiences
Other Titles:	Family and conciliation courts review
Authors:	Pearson, Jessica Thoennes, Nancy
Keywords:	Impact on children and young people;Family law
Year:	2000
Publisher:	Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Citation:	38 (1), January 2000
Notes:	Now called Family Court Review (ISSN: 1531-2445) This article describes the experiences of families receiving supervised visitation services as a result of a custody, visitation or family violence problems in the United States. Based on a review of agency files for 676 cases from one of four US programmes, interviews were also conducted with mothers, fathers, programme administrators, and judicial/legal personnel. Half of the families (48%) exited the programmes without formal closure. Families that dropped out had received fewer court hearings and evaluations. The family court is the dominant source of programme referrals (92% of cases). Visiting fathers are typically accused of domestic violence while visiting mothers (20%) are typically accused of substance abuse. More than three-quarters of both visiting and custodial parents said the anger of the other parent was a major reason for the referral, and most programme administrators believe families need other services or therapeutic interventions to exit or complement the supervision system, although intervention or assessment was not the norm.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16977
ISSN:	0588-9774
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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