These are the California rules for reports after a Supervised visit in California
The Standard 5.20(J)(3) is the law for only. It requires that the supervisedvisitation/exchange report include facts, observations, and direct statements fromthe supervised visit/exchange. If child/parent quotes occur during the course of thesupervised visit, then the professional provider would include this information in thesupervised visitation report.
In these Standard 5.20(J)(3), which is a law in California for supervised visitationmonitors, it is required that the professional provider may consider checking withthe appropriate court jurisdiction regarding the format of the supervised visitationreport but remember that the content of the report/what’s required to be includedin the supervised visitation/exchange report is outlined under Standard 5.20(J)(3) .
The standard 5.20(J)(3) outlines who should get a copy of the supervisedvisitation/exchange report: If ordered by the court, or requested by either party, orthe attorney for either party, or the attorney for the child may request a copy of thevisitation/exchange report.
And the original report must be sent to the court if so ordered, or to the requesting partyor attorney, and copies should be sent to all parties, their attorneys, and the attorney forthe child. Additionally, under section (K) –confidentiality, the professional provider mayhave to release /disclose information under the following -confidentiality:
When subpoenaed to produce records or testify in court, requested to provideinformation about the case by a mediator or evaluator in conjunction with a court-ordered mediation, investigation, or evaluation, or required by Child Protective Services,or requested by law enforcement. The sharing of the supervised visitation/exchangereport with other agencies is not listed as one the individuals and/or entities that mayrequest the supervised visitation report under Standard 5.20. There is a separate fee forshowing up in court.
The professional provider’s fee for the supervised visit or exchange assumes the fee forthe supervised visitation/exchange report because the provider must complete a reportfor each visit/exchange or an additional charge can be agreed upon in the agreementwith the visitation monitor. Meaning, if the fee for the visit is say $50.00, another $50.00would be added for the monitors time to prepare a declaration or a report, sometimesreferred to as a case management fee.
The length of the supervised visitation/exchange report will depend on the nature anddegree of parent-child contact that occurred during the visit or exchange. UnderStandard 5.20(J)(3), the supervised visitation report should include facts,observations, and direct statements, and thus, depending on the nature and degree ofparent-child contact during the visit/exchange will determine the length of the report.So the key is to determine before the visits are started to see if you want very detailedreports or a summary of all of them to reduce costs.
Personally I have felt that a summary is easier for the court to review because the timeis limited.