Do not require or encourage contact between the parties. Require transfer of children between the parents in the presence of a third party and in a protected setting. Start with short, daytime visits in a public place, and increase length only if things are going well.
Place limits on overnight visitation.
Require a bond from the batterer to ensure the child's safe return. Build in automatic return dates for court to review how order is working. Do not order the victim into counseling with the perpetrator as a precondition of custody or visitation.