1. An adult must accompany the child/ren inside the designated visitation site but can depart at that time until the other parent or party arrives to deter any conflict. Parties are not to interact with the other while picking up/dropping off before or after a visit to prevent any conflict between the two parties in the presence of the child(ren).
2. No visitation will take place with any person who appears to be or who is believed to be under the influence of alcohol, or drugs, or who appears to be experiencing emotional problems to the extent that the physical or emotional welfare of the child/ren might be endangered.
3. No weapons are allowed to be in the possession of anyone during the visit.
4. No physical discipline will be used by anyone participating in a supervised visit. Verbal threats and vulgar or abusive language directed toward anyone present during supervised visitation are not permitted.
5. During a visit, no one will discuss issues related to the divorce, pending litigation, or future living arrangements in the presence of the child/ren. No derogatory remarks about the other parent or family members shall be made in the presence of or hearing range of the child/ren. No one is permitted to ask questions related to these issues of the child/ren or encourage the child/ren to discuss information about the other parent.
6. Any threats of physical violence to anyone present during a visit, or any implied threat of kidnapping, will be taken seriously and will result in the summoning of law enforcement officers.
7. The supervisor reserves the right to terminate services at any time, when appropriate.
8. Any party who is known or suspected of being a “flight risk” while visiting the child must surrender their car keys, cell phone, pager, or any other outside communication/transportation means they may have prior to the start of the visit. Failure to do so will forfeit your right to the visit and will result in visitation and cancellation fees.
9. Children cannot be left in a running vehicle without a licensed adult in the car. Children shall not be given access to a car in lieu of attending a visitation or refuse participation in a scheduled appointment.
10. Guidelines for the visitation are obtained by the court order, if no level of visitation is designated then all visitations will be on a Level III unless assessed by the Supervisor as a different level. If there are no restrictions for off-site visitations then the Supervisor has the right to determine if an off-site visitation is appropriate for the visiting parent. The supervisor has the final say on additional parties attending the visitation and will only exclude visitors that the court has addressed as a danger to the child. The Supervisor has the final say on additional visitors, location, and activities for the supervised possession.
11. No person or party may video tape, record, or plant any type of listening device on the child/ren, property without the written consent of Common Ground and its staff members.
12. No party shall arrive more than 5 minutes prior to the visitation ending or beginning and park on or near the premises.
13. All parties shall obey and follow any instruction of the providers with Common Ground so that the child/ren's best interest can be taken into consideration. The supervisor will need to have adequate information about the allegations as to which additional boundaries may need to be set beyond the standard guidelines.