- (a) A court may award visitation by a parent who committed domestic or family violence only if the court finds that adequate provision for the safety of the child and the parent who is a victim of domestic or family violence can be made.
(b) In a visitation order, a court may take any of the following actions:
- (1) Order an exchange of the child to occur in a protected setting.
- (2) Order visitation supervised in a manner to be determined by the court.
- (3) Order the perpetrator of domestic or family violence to attend and complete to the satisfaction of the court, a program of intervention for perpetrators or other designated counseling as a condition of visitation.
- (4) Order the perpetrator of domestic or family violence to abstain from possession or consumption of alcohol or controlled substances during the visitation and for 24 hours preceding the visitation.
- (5) Order the perpetrator of domestic or family violence to pay a fee to defray the cost of supervised visitation.
- (6) Prohibit overnight visitation.
- (7) Require a bond from the perpetrator of domestic or family violence for the return and safety of the child.
- (8) Impose any other condition that is deemed necessary to provide for the safety of the child, the victim of family or domestic violence, or other family or household member.
- (c) Whether or not visitation is allowed, the court may order the address of the child or the victim of family or domestic violence to be kept confidential.
- (d) The court may refer but shall not order an adult who is a victim of family or domestic violence to attend counseling relating to the victim’s status or behavior as a victim, individually or with the perpetrator of domestic or family violence as a condition of receiving custody of a child or as a condition of visitation.
- (e) If a court allows a family or household member to supervise visitation, the court shall establish conditions to be followed during visitation.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-629, p. 1332, §6; Acts 1996, No. 96-261, p. 307, §1.)