Scaredmomandwife,

Read this thoroughly. If there are parts that you don't understand, do not hesitate to message me.

http://tinyurl.com/nud55hs

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Scaredmomandwife,

Here is a newer bill, A2408, which has been proposed. At the present time it is tied up in the NJ Judiciary Committee and has not passed.

http://tinyurl.com/orh7l4l

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I am sorry it's all confusing to me can you break it down to dummy terms what I think I am getting is he won't be able to see his kids after prison said he could because it is supervised visits

It is confusing. In NJ, can a RSO with CSL/PSL see his grandchildren with or without supervision? Does it depend on how he is tiered when he is released? In other words, if he's Tier 1, does that give him more freedom? Or does the PO make all these decisions? Also, if someone can't get a job as a SO, how do they pay for their therapy, fines, etc., when they get out if it is a mandatory part of parole? So many questions and not sure where to find the answers. Thank you for any feedback. As the stomach turns......

Well he is still in prison so the question is can he see them while he is still incarcerated

To put it in plain English, it says that any person convicted of a sex crime under 2C:14-2 shall NOT be awarded custody or visitation rights to ANY minor child, not even if the minor child was born as a result of the sexual assault nor can the offender be awarded custody or visitation rights of a minor child who was the VICTIM of the sex crime,

But there IS an EXCEPTION to this rule. If the offender can show by clear and convincing evidence that it is in the best interest of the minor child for him to be awarded custody and visitation rights, then yes, the offender can be awarded these rights.

In other words, Scaredmom, he will not be able to have visitation rights UNLESS he goes to court and shows the judge that it is in the best interests of the child they he be able to see that child.

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Scaredmom,

You asked, "Well he is still in prison so the question is can he see them while he is still incarcerated."

A minor that was the victim will certainly not be allowed to visit your husband, and they may prohibit any minor from visiting him. Different states handle things differently, but many states do not allow sex offenders to have minors as visitors.

I would call the Warden to find out how their prison handles this matter.

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Scaredmom, The only possible way I know to get around a denial of a prison visit for that child (or any other child in the family) is to have a social worker/ therapist say the child requires a visit/s for purpose of healing
( possibly the child's therapist will need to accompany you and the child on the visit /Or a third party "therapist" might need to take the child for the visit themselves) And, as you can immediately tell, that's a log shot because it depends on all parties co-operating and being interested in what's best for the child's recovery. But in many cases therapeutic visiting actually is in the child's best interest. It might take some time and a sympathetic social worker/ therapist but I certainly think such an approach is worth the time an effort (especially if the child has an attorney involved to petition the court for permission for "therapeutic" visits in the child's best interests) Talk to "professionals / google the newest therapeutic research and if all else fails, try the "Child's best Interests" approach. Good luck

Sorry, but just one more little thing...sometimes a reality check like a visit can be very reassuring for a little kid because they blame themselves for "telling" and they hear all kinds of things about how awful prison is etc. Even a chance to hear "their" abuser reassure them by phone that he's doing OK "don't worry" etc can be very helpful in damping down a child's anxiety and self blame. So discuss that possibility with the family member in prison and once you know and they have agreed to the message the child needs to hear...put your phone on speaker phone and let him reassure the child if he will.