SB 2170 — Child custody; requiring supervised visitation for persons accused of sexual abuse of a child. Effective date.

ENGROSSEDAn Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

Murdock of the Senate and Worthen and Newton of the House 5 An Act relating to child custody;

BESUBJECT: IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

Supervised visitation of child BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

“Supervised visitation” means the court-ordered contact between a noncustodial parent and one or more children of such ENGR.parent in the presence of a third-party person who is responsible for observing and overseeing the visitation in order to provide for the safety of the child and any other parties during the visitation.

S.The court may require supervised visitation when deemed necessary by the court to protect the child or other parties and, if the court orders visitation, the court shall require supervised visitation for any person that is the subject of a referral with substantiated findings from the Department of Human Services relating to sexual abuse of a child;

B.

NO.

2170 Page 1 parent in the presence of a third-party person who is responsible for observing and overseeing the visitation in order to provide for the safety of the child and any other parties during the visitation.

The court may require supervised visitation when deemed necessary by the court to protect the child or other parties and shall require supervised visitation for any person that is the subject of a referral with substantiated findings from the Department of Human Services relating to sexual abuse of a child;

identify public and private entities which will be willing to provide location sites for purposes of the Oklahoma Child Supervised Visitation Program, ENGR.b.

identify individuals who will be willing to serve as third-party persons to observe and oversee court- ordered supervised visitations, c.

establish training requirements for volunteers, d.

identify programs which may be available for the training of the volunteers including, but not limited ENR.

2170 Page 2 b.to, the Department of Human Services, Office of the Attorney General, child advocacy centers, domestic violence groups, and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, e.

identify individuals who will be willing to serve as third-party persons to observe and oversee court- ordered supervised visitations, c.

establish training requirements for volunteers, d.

identify programs which may be available for the training of the volunteers including, but not limited to, the Department of Human Services, Office of the Attorney General, child advocacy centers, domestic violence groups, and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, e.

(1) name, address and phone number of the volunteer, (2) place of employment and phone number of the volunteer, (3) areas of expertise, (4) listing of professional training in areas including, but not limited to, child abuse, ENGR.domestic abuse, alcohol or drug abuse, mental illness or conflict management, (5) consent form specifying release of information, and (6) professional references, and g.

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B.

NO.

2170 Page 3 domestic abuse, alcohol or drug abuse, mental illness or conflict management, (5) consent form specifying release of information, and (6) professional references, and g.

A district judge may require either party requesting supervised visitation of a child to identify a trained third-party volunteerENR. to observe and oversee the visitation.

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B.

NO.

2170 Page 3 volunteer to observe and oversee the visitation.

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B.

NO.

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The protocol for supervised visitation established by each judicial district supervised visitation team shall require that:

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The protocol for supervised visitation established by each judicial district supervised visitation team shall require that:

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