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Rules and Forms | Family Law: Changes to Supervised Visitation Standard and Form (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
To comply with the statutory changes to Family Code section 3200.5, enacted by Assembly Bill 1165 (Bauer-Kahan; Stats. 2019, ch. 823), the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends amending standard 5.20 of the Standards of Judicial Administration, adopting Declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (Professional) (form FL-324(P)), approving Declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (Nonprofessional) (form FL-324(NP)), and revoking Declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (form FL-324).
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Recommendation
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2021:
1. Amend standard 5.20 of the California Standards of Judicial Administration to reflect additional requirements for professional supervised visitation providers that are mandated by Family Code section 3200.5;
2. Adopt Declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (Professional) (form FL-324(P)) to serve as the mandatory form for professional providers under section 3200.5;
3. Approve optional form Declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (Nonprofessional) (form FL-324(NP)) to implement the requirements of section 3200.5 and standard 5.20 for nonprofessional providers; and
4. Revoke Declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (form FL-324), which previously served as the form used by both professional and nonprofessional providers.