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Judicial compliance asks court to subsidize supervised‑visitation program as unpaid orders climb
Summary
Judicial compliance reported growing demand for court‑ordered supervised visitation, rising costs for security and recording, and asked the Commissioners Court to consider subsidizing the program; the Board of Judges has requested a county contribution of about $291,000 to sustain services while fee increases are phased in.
The county’s judicial compliance office told Commissioners Court that supervised visitation services — court‑ordered monitored visits between parents and children — are operating at a deficit and that judges asked the court to consider a subsidy to preserve program continuity.
Why it matters: Supervised visitation is a specialized service used in cases involving substance abuse, domestic violence, mental‑health concerns or other factors that lead judges to restrict unsupervised contact. Judicial compliance said many families cannot afford the hourly supervised‑visitation fee and that security, recording…
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