Service Agreement for Visitation Services

Service Agreement

303 E 16th St. Suite #204   |   Vancouver, Washington 98663   |   Phone: 360-909-7041   |   FamilyFocusInstitute@gmail.com

The following is a Fee Agreement between , as undersigned and Family Focus Institute, LLC for visitation services. The above-mentioned person is responsible for % of the contracted fees.

Registration Fee

A non-refundable registration fee of $150.00 is required, unless otherwise specified or Court ordered. This amount covers the initial expenses incurred for conducting the initial family interviews and paperwork prior to the first visitation or exchange.

Family Focus Institute

Services will not begin until all paperwork from both parties have been completed and submitted to Family Focus Institute.

Payments

Fee for supervised visitation is $60.00 per hour; thereafter services will be billed in quarter hour increments.

Fees are payable by cash, cashiers check, money order, or Visa/MasterCard and must be paid in Advance. If the visit is terminated, due to inappropriate conversation or conduct the fee will NOT be refunded.

Services

The undersigned is responsible for other charges incurred during the visit (i.e., meals, special clothing, and recreation fees) of the child/children during the visit. The undersigned will also be responsible to provide for all expenses incurred by the supervisor during the visitation.

The undersigned shall pay Family Focus Institute, LLC reasonable fees to be determined on an hourly basis as described herein. The fee shall be determined by the total number of hours expended by Family Focus Institute.

The undersigned understands that he/she will be charged for all time spent, including telephone consultations with undersigned and/or/his/her attorney; court appearances or depositions by subpoena requested by the undersigned and/or/his/her attorney beyond what the responsible financial party is obligated to pay.

Visitation Guidelines And Expectations

The undersigned and the child(ren) are to be within view and hearing of the supervisor at all times.

The visitation location must be approved by the supervisor prior to each visit and will not be changed without the supervisor’s approval.

No drugs or alcohol allowed during the visit. If suspected use prior to the visit, the visit will not take place and the fee will not be refunded. Smoking is prohibited.

A supervisor may be male or female.

Minimum visit shall be no less than 2 hours.

Transportation during scheduled visits: If it is necessary to transport a child during scheduled visit. The visiting parent is responsible for his or her own transportation while the supervisor is responsible to transport the child(ren) separately. The supervisor will arrange with the custodial parent or guardian to have the child’s car seat follow the child through out the visit.

Visits typically take place at the place/venue chosen by the visiting parent. There may be conditions provided in the court order that prohibits the visiting parent from access to certain places or venues.

Family Focus will enforce any other conditions outlined in the court order.

The first four (4) visits shall take place with the visiting parent only. Occasionally the visiting parent may wish to have a relative or significant other is included in a visit. Family Focus must authorize any additional individual(s) to be included in a visit.

Termination of Services

Family Focus reserves the right to terminate a visit for non-compliance of the visitation rules or court order.

The Visitation Supervisor has the discretion to immediately cease services if either party exhibits conduct which the supervisor deems to be inappropriate, or if the Visitation Supervisor feels the child(ren) is exhibiting physical or emotional distress. Corporal punishment is never allowed.

The child(ren) will not be subjected to any questioning or conversation regarding the custodial parent or adult related issues. Derogatory or abusive remarks, threats or suspicions regarding the custodial parent or other family members will not be allowed.

The Visitation Supervisor has the discretion to speak with both parties and their respective attorneys both prior and after visitations if deemed appropriate. In the event of terminating a visit, both attorneys will be notified.

Christmas/Thanksgiving/Easter/Major Holiday Visitation Services—$100.00/Hour

Holiday visitation cancellations will be assessed a twenty-five percent charge for the visit.

Travel Rate For Services

A charge of .56 cents/mile will be added to the hourly fee if the visit is outside of the Portland metropolitan area (15 Miles of Family Focus Institute Street Address).

Court Rate And Additional Report Rate -- $150.00/Hour

High Risk Cases Fee Will Be Determined/Negotiated

Cancellation Policy

Both parties are responsible for contacting Family Focus Institute, LLC no less than 24 hours in advance if they wish to cancel a scheduled visit. In the event that advance notice is not given within 24 hours of the exchange/visit, the canceling party will be billed for the entire amount of the scheduled visit in addition to any other expenses. A child(ren) that is unwilling to attend a visit will not be forced or coerced by the Visitation Supervisor to attend the visit. The responsible financial party for the services will be billed for the entire amount of the scheduled time in addition to any other expenses that may apply.

Illness Policy

If possible, visits will be rescheduled in the event of illness of either the child(ren), Visiting Parent, and/or Visitation Supervisor. Please provide 24 hours advance notice if possible. A minimum of 2 hours advance notice is required otherwise a minimum of 2 hours will be billed. If there is ongoing illness claims, two or more per month, a doctor’s note will be required for visitation services to continue.

No Show Policy

The undersigned shall be responsible for the entire amount of a scheduled visitation services if he/she does not show for a scheduled visit.

Late To a Visit and The 15 Minute Rule

Primary Residential Parent Or Custodian

The primary residential parent OR custodian must be on time for all scheduled pick up and drop off times. The Visitation Supervisor will wait 15 minutes for the primary residential parent OR guardian. If the primary residential parent OR guardian hasn’t arrived within 15 minutes of the scheduled time or has not notified the Visitation Supervisor of their late arrival, the visit will be considered cancelled, and the primary residential OR guardian parent will be responsible for the cost of the cancelled visit as it will be considered a no show. The primary residential parent shall also be financially responsible for the incurred if he/she is late to pick up the child(ren) from a visit. Family Focus Institute, LLC reserves the right to terminate services for continued lateness.

The Visiting Parent

The Visitation Supervisor will wait 15 minutes for the visiting parent. If the visiting parent has not arrived within 15 minutes of the scheduled time or has not notified the Visitation Supervisor of their late arrival, the visit will be considered cancelled and children will immediately be returned to the primary residential parent, and the visiting parent will be responsible for the cost of the cancelled visit as it will be considered a no show. If the visiting parent is late, visits will end at the scheduled time, regardless of the arrival time of the visiting parent.

The Visitation Supervisor

The Visitation Supervisor will notify both parties if an unavoidable delay in the visitation is expected. If the Visitation Supervisor is late, and if acceptable by both parties, the visit will continue for the entire amount of the scheduled time.

Family Focus Institute, LLC and the undersigned have read the above guidelines and agree to abide to all terms and conditions herein. I, the undersigned, understand that any perceived violation of the guidelines will result in a termination of the visitation.