Supervised visitation across Adams County

Adams County covers the northern tier of the Denver metro — more than 520,000 residents from Federal Heights and Westminster's east side through Thornton, Northglenn, and Commerce City, out to Brighton and the agricultural communities along the I-76 corridor. Families here are often a long drive from Denver-based providers' offices.

TruVisit Denver supervisors meet Adams County families at locations close to where the child lives. We don't charge mileage and we don't make families drive across the county to a fixed office.

The Adams County District Court

Adams County family law cases — including supervised parenting time orders — are heard in Colorado's 17th Judicial District (Adams and Broomfield counties) at the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive in Brighton.

Our session reports are formatted in the objective, non-editorial, timestamped style this court expects. They're designed to be filed directly with the court, delivered to your attorney, or shared with a Child and Family Investigator or the child's legal representative.

Adams County cities we serve

  • Thornton — the county's largest city
  • Westminster — the Adams County portion
  • Aurora — the northern Adams County portion
  • Northglenn and Federal Heights
  • Commerce City — including Reunion and the northern range
  • Brighton — the county seat
  • Bennett and Strasburg — the eastern plains communities

How an Adams County family law case typically moves

  1. Petition filed — a dissolution of marriage petition, or a Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities (form JDF 1413) for unmarried parents, filed with the district court in Brighton (or by e-filing). The other party is served.
  2. Response — typically due 21 days after service for in-state parties.
  3. Initial Status Conference — Colorado domestic relations cases begin with an early case-management conference, typically within the first several weeks of filing.
  4. Mandatory financial disclosures — both parties exchange financial information early in the case under Colorado's domestic relations rules.
  5. Temporary orders hearing (if requested) — for interim parenting time, decision-making, and child support. Supervised parenting time can be ordered here.
  6. Mediation — commonly required before contested hearings in the 17th Judicial District.
  7. Permanent orders hearing — for cases that don't settle, a bench trial before a district court judge. Colorado does not use juries in domestic relations cases.
  8. Decree / permanent orders.

Where supervised parenting time enters the process

  • At Temporary Orders — interim supervised parenting time while the case is pending
  • In Permanent Orders — longer-term supervised parenting time as part of the parenting plan
  • By Motion to Modify Parenting Time (form JDF 1406) — changing an existing order under C.R.S. § 14-10-129
  • By Motion to Restrict Parenting Time under C.R.S. § 14-10-129(4) — when a parent alleges imminent physical or emotional danger to the child, the court sets a hearing within 14 days

For procedural detail, see our how to request supervised visitation in Colorado guide.

The courthouse is in Brighton — your visits don't have to be Many Adams County families assume services tied to their case have to happen near the courthouse. They don't. We supervise visits at family-appropriate locations near where the child actually lives — Thornton, Westminster, Commerce City, or anywhere else in the county.

Pricing for Adams County families

Same flat rate across the entire county: $150 one-time intake, $65/hour for supervised sessions or monitored exchange. Two-hour minimum. No mileage. No monthly case management fee. Reports delivered within 24 hours.

How to start an Adams County case

  1. Submit our online inquiry form.
  2. Intake call (20–30 min) — court order review, $150 intake fee, supervisor assignment.
  3. First session coordinated with both parties at an Adams County location of mutual convenience.
  4. Visit happens; report delivered within 24 hours.