Supervised visitation across Arapahoe County

Arapahoe County is one of Colorado's most populous counties — more than 650,000 residents stretching from the dense inner-ring suburbs of Englewood and Sheridan east through Aurora and Centennial and out onto the eastern plains. The county seat is Littleton, but the courthouse is in Centennial — a detail that confuses plenty of first-time litigants.

TruVisit Denver supervisors meet Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County District Court

Arapahoe County family law cases — including supervised parenting time orders — are heard by the Arapahoe County District Court, Colorado's 18th Judicial District, at the Arapahoe County Justice Center, 7325 South Potomac Street in Centennial. Since January 2025, the 18th Judicial District covers Arapahoe County alone, after Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties split off to form the new 23rd Judicial District.

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.

Arapahoe County cities we serve

  • Aurora — most of Colorado's third-largest city
  • Centennial — home of the county Justice Center
  • Littleton — the county seat
  • Englewood — the inner-ring medical and Broadway corridor
  • Greenwood Village — the Denver Tech Center corridor
  • Sheridan, Glendale, Cherry Hills Village, Columbine Valley, Bow Mar
  • Foxfield, Byers, Deer Trail — the eastern plains communities

How an Arapahoe 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 (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 18th 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.

Arapahoe County courts carry high volume The 18th Judicial District handles one of the heaviest domestic relations dockets in Colorado. Hearings are scheduled tightly and judges expect documentation in a clear, objective format. Using a provider who knows what those expectations look like is a meaningful advantage.

Pricing for Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County location of mutual convenience.
  4. Visit happens; report delivered within 24 hours.