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More divorcing parents using supervised visits to see their children

Programme helps families torn apart by divorce rebuild broken parent-child relationships: Ministry

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A total of 164 families went through the supervised visitation or supervised exchange programme in 2018.

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Despite their acrimonious relationship, an increasing number of divorcing parents are spending time with their children during the proceedings or after, thanks to a programme which sees counsellors supervising visits.
A total of 164 families went through the supervised visitation or supervised exchange programme last year, up from 133 families in 2017 and 112 in 2016 when the programme started, a Family Justice Courts (FJC) spokesman told The Straits Times.
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