A supervised visitation center is a professional facility where supervised parenting time or supervised exchanges can occur in a controlled and documented setting. Centers typically have trained staff, structured environments, and documentation protocols.

Professional supervised visitation centers provide an objective record of what occurred during parenting time. Their observations and documentation can be valuable evidence in later proceedings.

The Alec and Lydia Act imposes specific requirements on lay supervisors for abusive parents who have been granted limited parenting time. Professional supervised visitation centers satisfy these requirements more reliably than individual lay supervisors.