New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY
Section 3A:15-1.15 - Reasons to limit visits
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:15-1.15
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A reduction to the visitation schedule may be made for any of the following reasons:
1. The
visit will be physically or psychologically harmful to the child even with
supervision. This determination shall be based on:
i. A Division representative's direct observation
of harm or potential harm;
ii. A report
of harm to the Division in which the harm has been verified by a Division
representative;
iii. A mental health
therapist's recommendations;
iv. A
pending or ongoing Division investigation of allegations that the child has been
harmed by the visitor; or
v. The child's
report of a harmful or potentially harmful situation;
2. The child requests limited visits when the case
goal is not reunification, whether or not the visits are seen as harmful;
3. The parent requests limited or no visits
despite the Division's efforts to explain the importance of visiting and the
Division's offer to assist in arranging the visits;
4. The parent chronically misses scheduled visits
despite the Division's efforts to advise of the importance of attending visits for
the parent and the child;
5. A court
order, including one that terminated parental rights, which prohibits visits or
specifies a different schedule of visits; or
6. The visitor appears to be under the influence
of drugs or alcohol.
(b) A supervisor shall review and approve or disapprove any reduction in the frequency or duration of visits, in accordance with any applicable court order.
(c) The Division representative shall inform the parent, child, and any other affected person in writing of the reason for the reduction.
(d) The Division representative shall assist the family or other parties to eliminate the causes for the limitation of visits when the conditions can be changed in order to increase the visits.
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