Tennessee judge keeps supervised visitation after disputed recordings, orders therapy records and search for independent supervisor

A family-court hearing in Tennessee over whether to expand a father’s access to his son ended with the judge keeping supervised visits in place and ordering steps toward an independent supervisor and fuller clinical records.

Judge David D. Wolfe continued the temporary supervised-visitation arrangement for Brian Grama and said the supervised schedule will remain in force while the parties locate an independent, neutral supervisor or until an agreed alternative is approved. The judge also instructed that therapist reports and other relevant materials be shared with Grama’s counselor so clinicians can reassess whether unsupervised visits are appropriate.

The hearing followed a three-day temporary hearing and review of a psychological evaluation by Dr. Janie Berryman that had recommended a written therapist report before unsupervised visitation be considered. Jerry Smith, a licensed professional counselor who has treated…