Caseworkers would be harder pressed to supervise visits between children and their parents or steer addicted mothers to drug treatment - steps that judges require before children can legally be returned home or freed for adoption.

"If he wanted to have supervised visits, she would allow that."

I get to fly in twice a year and have supervised visits.

For now, Judge Israel Reyes of Miami-Dade Circuit Court said that Mr. Williams could have supervised visits with his daughters.

She successfully completed a rehabilitation program, Ms. Travers said, and had supervised visits with Theresa.

Nor did Jean Deer, who supervises visits between parents and children who would otherwise not be allowed to see each other at all.

Since November, Adragon has been living with his mother while Mr. De Mello had supervised visits.

Initially, the court determined that her former husband should have supervised visits with the couple's three young children, she said.

In her closing argument, Ms. Alter asked Justice Wilk to continue the current visitation arrangements, which allow Mr. Allen supervised visits with Satchel twice a week, but none with Dylan.

The children started receiving counseling with Melissa Tinker, their caseworker at the center, where they also have supervised visits with their mother.