What Are the Causes of Supervised Visitation of a Child in Missouri in a Divorce?
Missouri courts work hard to protect the rights and interests of children. Children’s sight image by jura from Fotolia.com Missouri law protects a parent’s right to enjoy ample access to and frequent visitation with his child. However, in cases where the court deems it against the child’s best interest to be left alone with a parent, it may order supervised visitation. For this order to be entered, sufficient cause for requiring supervision must be shown. Domestic Violence Missouri courts will order supervised visitation if domestic violence by the non-custodial parent has been documented. This is true regardless of whether the child was the target of violence. Drug Abuse or Alcoholism If it is shown that a parent has a history of alcoholism or drug abuse, Missouri family courts may order that any visitation with the child be supervised. This carries particular weight if the parent’s alcoholism or drug addiction has affected the child’s safety or well-being, such as drunken driving wit
