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Judge allows supervised visits between defendant and children; guardian ad litem raises no objection
Summary
The 187th District Court allowed supervised visitation for Jada Cobb after the guardian ad litem told the court she had no safety concerns; the court said unsupervised contact will require further notice to the guardian ad litem and the court.
Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court on the record allowed supervised visitation between defendant Jada Alasia Cobb and her children, consistent with an existing civil-court order.
The judge cited the guardian ad litemKatie Stouthaving placed a note in the Zoom chat that she had "no concerns" about supervised visitation. The court said it would permit supervised contact and asked counsel to notify the court and Ms. Stout if the parties later seek unsupervised visits.
The decision followed statements on the record that the state and defense were prepared to allow supervised contact under the civil-court supervision plan. Judge Boyd said the civil-court conditions should guide the supervised visits and that the guardian ad litemas the attorney representing the children's interestswould be given an opportunity to review and raise safety concerns before the court would allow anything beyond supervised contact.
The judge told counsel to email the court and opposing counsel if the parties believed unsupervised visits were appropriate later; she said the court would accept the guardian ad litemKatie Stoutwritten confirmation by email rather than requiring an immediate hearing.
Court staff set a follow-up calendar date with probation and CPS involved for monitoring and to coordinate next steps if the parties move toward unsupervised contact. The court recorded that the state had discussed the children's welfare with CPS and that the civil-court visitation order remained controlling for the scope of contact.
The matter was continued for administrative follow-up; the judge said she would revisit conditions if the guardian ad litem expressed concerns or if the parties sought unsupervised visits.
