Supervised visitation across Westchester County

Westchester County sits directly north of New York City, home to roughly one million residents spread across cities, towns, and villages — from dense urban Yonkers and Mount Vernon on the Bronx border to suburban Scarsdale and the river towns along the Hudson. Many Westchester custody cases involve a parent in the city, which makes venue selection a real issue.

TruVisit New York supervisors meet Westchester families at locations close to where the child lives — and because we also serve all five boroughs, cross-county cases don't require two providers.

The Westchester County courts

Custody and visitation petitions for Westchester families are heard in the Westchester County Family Court. Custody issues raised within a divorce are heard in the Supreme Court, Westchester County in White Plains, the county seat. Our session reports are formatted in the objective, non-editorial, timestamped style these courts expect.

Westchester communities we serve

  • Yonkers — the county's largest city
  • White Plains — the county seat
  • New Rochelle & Mount Vernon
  • Scarsdale, Hartsdale & Greenburgh
  • The river towns — Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown, Ossining
  • The Sound Shore — Mamaroneck, Rye, Port Chester, Harrison
  • Northern Westchester — Peekskill, Mount Kisco, Yorktown

How a Westchester County custody case typically moves

  1. Petition filed — a custody or visitation petition is filed in the Westchester County Family Court (petitions are generally filed in the county where the child lives), or custody is raised within a divorce in Supreme Court.
  2. Service and first appearance — the other parent is served and both parties appear before a judge or court attorney-referee.
  3. Attorney for the Child — the court may appoint an Attorney for the Child (AFC) to represent the child in the case.
  4. Temporary orders — interim custody and parenting-time arrangements while the case is pending. Supervised visitation is often ordered at this stage.
  5. Fact-finding — testimony and evidence in contested cases; the court may order forensic or other evaluations.
  6. Final order — decided on the best interests of the child.
  7. Modification — either parent can later petition to change the order based on a change in circumstances.

Where supervised visitation enters the process

  • At temporary orders — interim supervised parenting time while the case is pending
  • In the final custody and visitation order — longer-term supervised parenting time
  • By modification petition — adding or stepping down supervision in an existing order
  • In family offense proceedings — alongside an order of protection
  • By stipulation — the parents agree to supervision and the court so-orders it

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

City–Westchester cases are our specialty A huge share of Westchester custody matters involve a parent in the Bronx, Manhattan, or Queens. Because TruVisit New York covers both sides of the city line with one team and one documentation standard, the court sees consistent reports no matter where the visit happens.

Pricing for Westchester 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 travel fees. No monthly case management fee. Reports delivered within 24 hours.

How to start a Westchester 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 a Westchester location of mutual convenience.
  4. Visit happens; report delivered within 24 hours.