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ENGAGING IN COUNSELING SHOULD NOT BE A CONDITION OF VISITATION; THE COURT SHOULD NOT DELEGATE ITS AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE IF AND WHEN VISITATION SHOULD OCCUR TO A COUNSELOR (FOURTH DEPT). ​

The Fourth Department, modifying Family Court, determined father should not have been directed to engage in counseling as a condition of visitation Family Court shouild not have delegated its authority to the counselor to determine when visitation should resume:

It is well settled that ” ‘[a]lthough a court may include a directive to obtain counseling as a component of a custody or visitation order, the court does not have the authority to order such counseling as a prerequisite to custody or visitation’ ” … . In addition, a court may not give counselors “the authority to determine if and when visitation would occur” … . Matter of Johnson v Pritchard, 2025 NY Slip Op 05398, Fourth Dept 10-3-25

Practice Point: Engaging in counseling should not be a condition of visitation.

Practice Point: Family Court should not delegate its authority to decide if and when visitation should occur to a counselor.

 

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