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Children are our nation's most precious resource and as such we
need to help them have the best life possible. Unfortunately many times
there are problems that arise in a family causing the family unit to be
shattered. The children are the ones who seem to try and take on the responsibility
of maintaining some sort of normal relationship with both parents after
the family unit has deteriorated. When a family has problems with drugs,
alcohol, violence, or sexual abuse the court has to step in and try to protect
the child(ren). We at Guardians of Hope realize that children do not see
the world in the same way that adults, judges, attorneys or other professionals
do. Children love both parents and want to have a relationship with them
even though at times the continuation of a normal relationship with one
parent is not feasible. The Court has to step in to protect the child(ren)
while acknowledging the realization that most children want to see both
parents. The judge after hearing the concerns with respect to the non-custodial
parent's questionable behavior will order that visitation with the child(ren)
be supervised by someone that is not a party in the suit and this is why
Guardians of Hope was established. Top
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Judge orders supervised visitation and this is when Guardians of Hope may
be contacted. We provide private supervised visitation for individuals in
this situation. Our trained supervisors accompany these parents on the visits
with their child(ren). We have the ability to provide a bi-lingual supervisor
when necessary. Top
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make it possible for the visits to be more natural by allowing the visiting
parent to take their child(ren) to a wide variety of places. A private supervisor
facilitates a safe visit while providing the visiting parent with a better
environment for a more natural visit with their child(ren). While the supervisor
allows the parent to choose the location of the visit in most cases she
or he maintains the authority to deem a location not suitable for the well-being
of the child(ren). The supervisor must maintain close proximity to the parent
and the child(ren) in order to monitor their conversation and watch for
any signs of possible inappropriate behavior. Top
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The visits take place according to the court order. The visits are generally scheduled for a Wednesday or Thursday night during the week and on Saturday and Sunday on the weekend. The length of time for most visits ranges from two to six hours. While the visits generally fall in these schedules, some can extend to overnight visitation and Guardians of Hope has the resources to provide this service. We do our very best to provide supervised visitation when it is needed. Top
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