A supervised visitation is a period of parenting time in which the parent exercising visitation must remain within the supervision of a third party approved by the court, sometimes a family member but occasionally a social worker or other professional. Supervised visitation may be ordered by the court when there are concerns about a parent’s ability to safely exercise his or her parenting time (such as if a parent has a history of substance abuse or domestic violence) or there are concerns about a parent’s inappropriate behavior with his or her child (such as disparaging the other parent in front of the child or discussing child custody or other legal matters between the parents).