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Judge expands father's visitation in Hinton custody case, bars visits at girlfriend's home pending therapy review
Summary
After contested testimony about supervised visitation, family court removed the supervision requirement but limited visitation to the paternal grandparents' home and ordered a phased expansion of weekend time. The judge also left introduction to the father’s new child to the family therapist’s discretion.
A Humphreys County judge on Monday removed the court-ordered supervision requirement for Stefan Hinton’s visits with his two children but limited those unsupervised visits to the paternal grandparents’ home and set a phased schedule intended to expand the father’s time while protecting the children’s ongoing therapy plan.
Why this matters: The order changes parental access rules in a contested custody dispute where one child has documented anxiety and the family is engaged in counseling. The court balanced the father’s interest in increased contact with the mother’s concerns about the father’s living situation and the children’s mental health.
Background and testimony: The case arose…
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