CA AB926

Requires juvenile courts to issue visitation orders at the initial petition hearing specifying frequency, duration, and supervision requirements, with parent-child contact to begin within 72 hours

Mandates courts to order unsupervised visitation unless there is substantial danger to the child's physical health, severe emotional damage, or substantial evidence the parent may flee the jurisdiction with the child

Removes existing prohibition that "no visitation order shall jeopardize the safety of a child" and replaces it with specific criteria courts must find to justify supervised visitation

Requires social workers to report on efforts made to liberalize visitation and explain why liberalization was contrary to the child's welfare if visits remain supervised

Requires agencies to assess parent-proposed supervisors for visits, and if no alternate supervisor is approved, the agency or its designee must supervise visits when both parent and child are available