§5.19 Visitation

If you place a child in foster care and order reunification services, you also must order:

• Frequent visitation between the child and the parent or guardian as long as the child’s safety is protected [WIC §362.1(a)(1); CRC 5.695(f)(4)];
• Sibling visitation unless you find by clear and convincing evidence that sibling interaction is detrimental to either child [WIC §§362.1(a)(2), (c), 16002(b)]; and
• If the child is a teen parent with custody of his or her own child who is not a court-ordered dependent, visitation among the teen parent, the child’s noncustodial parent, and appropriate family members unless you find by clear and convincing evidence that visitation would be detrimental to the teen parent [WIC §362.1(a)(3)].

Visitation with the following persons may also be ordered:

• A parent incarcerated for reasons not involving abuse (visitation is required unless detrimental to the child) [WIC §361.5(e); see WIC §362.6(a)];
• A grandparent if in the child’s best interests [WIC §361.2(h); CRC 5.695(a)(7)(C)]; and
• A de facto parent [see, e.g., In re Hirenia C. (1993) 18 CA4th 504, 514].