Napa Access

Napa Access is a Family Court Services program that provides supervised visitation and monitored exchange services in English and Spanish. These services diffuse the tension between parents during a stressful family reorganization and help to foster continuing positive relationships between children and parents.

The services are necessary because the public policy of the State of California is to protect the best interests of children whose parents have a custody or visitation matter within the family courts. Sometimes, based on issues of protection and safety, a judge will decide that in order for a child to have contact with a parent, a neutral third person must be present during any visitation with the non-residential parent, or during the exchange of the child between the custodial parent/guardian and non-residential parent. The neutral, safe contact zone may be necessary when there are allegations of domestic violence, child abuse, or substance abuse that create a safety risk for parents or children.