The Visitation Center

The Domestic Relations Office’s Visitation Center provides a safe and comfortable environment for children to have access to their parents. In addition, the Center provides an opportunity to build or rebuild positive parental relationships by facilitating a conflict-free atmosphere for parenting time.

Visitation Center Location and Contact Numbers

713-274-7285

Harris County Domestic Relations Office
Visitation Center
1310 Prairie, Suite 1030
Houston, Texas 77002

About The Visitation Center

The Visitation Center provides supervised group visitation on the Saturday following the first, third and fifth Friday of each month for four hours. Group visitations are from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at designated sites in Harris County. Our printable 2018 Visitation Calendar is available here.

The Center provides monitored visits that offer the following:

Neutral monitoring in a safe conflict-free environment
Consistent enforcement of the rules for all participants
No contact between the parties
Child-friendly environment
Conflict-free atmosphere
Visit observation reports
Law Enforcement present during visits
Parenting Classes Through ESCAPE Family Resource Center

Our professional staff are trained in dealing with high-conflict cases and focus on the safety and well-being of children. In addition, our visitation monitors are background checked and trained to help facilitate meaningful and safe visits. We are a member of the Supervised Visitation Network and adhere to their standards of excellence.

Questions Parents Ask Regarding Supervised Visitation are available here.

A list of private providers who offer supervised exchanges or supervised one-on-one visitation in Harris & contiguous counties is available here.

Fees

Effective immediately, registration fees, supervised group visitation fees and guest fees are waived due to a grant from the Office of the Governor through September 30, 2019.

Registration Fee - Covered by the Grant
Supervised Group Visitation Fee - Covered by the Grant
Guest Fee - Covered by the Grant
Cancellation Fee For Calling After 12:00 p.m. (Noon) on the Friday Before A Visit - $35
No Call/No Show Fee - $35 Each Occurrence
Failure to Timely Pick Up Child – $10 for every 15 minutes
Testimony - $50.00 per hour with a minimum nonrefundable deposit of $200.00

Registration

No visits are scheduled until both parents have registered at the Center. Each party must contact our Office to schedule your registration and intake interview.
Allow 1 -2 hours for each parent’s intake interview.
Complete the Agreement to Participate and Intake Data Sheet from the Resource section.
Bring a registration fee of $75.00 per party
Visiting party pays $35.00 for each Saturday visit, payable a month in advance.
Bring the following items to your intake interview:

An official photo identification (valid driver’s license, passport, etc.);
Court order or mediation agreement if you have one;
Picture of your child(ren) for our file;
A copy of any active or inactive protective order, restraining order, no contact order, probation or parole documents;
Proof of income (paycheck stub, copy of previous year tax return, etc.)
Credit card or cash for fees
Review the Visitation Center Policies before your appointment.

Supervised Visitation Resources

URL
Order for The Harris County Domestic Relations Office Visitation Center
Private Supervised Possession Providers for Harris and Contiguous Counties
2018 Calendar for Domestic Relations Office Supervised Visits
Visitation Center Policies
Agreement to Participate
Intake Data Sheet Visiting Parent
Intake Data Sheet Custodial Parent
200% Federal Poverty Chart
2019 Calendar for Domestic Relations Office Supervised Visits

Domestic Relations Office

​The Visitation Center