The legal framework, in plain English

Utah decides custody and parent-time based on the best interest of the child, and Utah law expressly authorizes courts to restrict a parent's time to supervised parent-time when unsupervised contact would endanger the child's physical health or significantly impair the child's emotional development. Utah's parent-time statutes set out minimum schedules for ordinary cases — and give courts the authority to depart from them, including by requiring supervision, when the evidence supports it.

Unlike some states, Utah does not operate a statewide licensing program for private supervised visitation providers. The court order — not a state agency — defines what supervision must look like in each case. That makes the language of your order, and the quality of the provider you choose, especially important.

What Utah supervision orders typically specify

  • Who supervises — a professional provider, or a responsible adult named or approved by the court
  • Where visits occur — community locations, a facility, or a defined geographic area
  • Frequency and duration — for example, weekly two-hour visits
  • Conditions — no alcohol before visits, no discussing the case with the child, no unapproved third parties present, and similar terms
  • Documentation — whether written reports are required and who receives them
  • Cost allocation — which parent pays

What professional standards look like

Even without a state licensing body, well-run Utah providers hold themselves to consistent professional standards. When courts, commissioners, and attorneys evaluate a provider, they look for:

  • Background-checked, trained supervisors with no prior relationship to either party
  • Strict neutrality — the supervisor serves the court order, not either parent
  • Contemporaneous, objective, non-editorial session notes
  • Written reports formatted for court use, delivered promptly
  • Clear safety protocols, including the authority to end a visit if the order is violated
  • Transparent, published pricing

How TruVisit Salt Lake City meets those standards

TruVisit Salt Lake City operates on the same protocols used across the entire TruVisit national network: certified, background-checked supervisors; objective timestamped documentation; reports formatted for the Third District Court; and strict neutrality in every case. Pricing is flat — $150 intake, $65/hour, $10 per report with the first two each month free.

A note on legal advice

TruVisit is not a law firm, and nothing on this page is legal advice. If you have questions about what Utah law requires in your specific case, talk to a Utah family law attorney. If you have questions about how supervision works in practice, submit a case inquiry — we're glad to walk you through it.