Reform priority 13 of 14
Supervision with an exit
Supervised parenting time with a review date, written step-down criteria, and costs that don't end contact when the money runs out.
Not yet verified: Verify how Ohio counties currently fund supervised visitation centers, and whether any local rules already require review dates for supervised orders, before describing current practice.
Stub. Model language, evidence, fiscal note, and rubric score are in drafting.
The problem
Supervised parenting time is often paid for by the supervised parent, has no end date, and has no stated criteria for stepping down. When the parent can't keep paying, contact stops, even though no court found that it should. Meanwhile the supervised parent is monitored by paid, reporting professionals, and the other parent's obligations under the same order are monitored by no one.
Current Ohio law
What we propose
Require every supervised-time order to state its reason, its review date (no more than 90 days out), and the specific criteria for moving to less restrictive time. Require findings to continue supervision past review. Provide sliding-scale or court-funded supervision so that contact never ends only because a parent can't afford it. Track both parents' compliance with the order with equal rigor.
Strongest objections, and our response
To be written. Every priority page states its best counterarguments in their strongest form.
Model language
To be drafted.
Rubric score
Pending. Scored against Articles 1–7.