Supervised visitation across Dallas County

Dallas County is Texas's second most-populous county — more than 2.6 million residents — and includes the City of Dallas plus 28 other incorporated cities. The county stretches from the northern suburbs of Richardson and Carrollton down through downtown Dallas, into the southwestern Best Southwest cities (DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Lancaster), and out east through Mesquite and Garland.

TruVisit Dallas supervisors meet Dallas County families at locations close to where the child lives. We don't charge mileage and we don't make families drive across the county to a fixed office.

The Dallas County family district courts

All Dallas County family law cases — including supervised visitation orders — are heard by the Dallas County family district courts, which operate out of the George L. Allen Sr. Courts Building at 600 Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. Dallas County has multiple district courts that hear family law matters, including the 254th, 255th, 256th, 301st, 302nd, 303rd, 304th, 305th, and 330th District Courts.

Our session reports are formatted in the objective, non-editorial, timestamped style these courts expect. They're designed to be filed directly with the court, delivered to your attorney, or shared with an amicus attorney or guardian ad litem.

Dallas County cities we serve

  • Dallas — most of the City of Dallas is in Dallas County
  • Irving — including Las Colinas
  • Garland — East Dallas County
  • Mesquite — East Dallas County
  • Carrollton — North Dallas County (also in Denton/Collin)
  • Richardson — North Dallas County (also in Collin)
  • Grand Prairie — also extends into Tarrant County
  • DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Lancaster — the "Best Southwest" cities
  • Farmers Branch, Addison, Rowlett, Sunnyvale, Wilmer, Hutchins

How a Dallas County family law case typically moves

  1. Original Petition filed at the District Clerk's office in downtown Dallas (or by e-filing) — Petitioner files, Respondent is served.
  2. Response within 20 days typically (general answer deadline under Texas Rules of Civil Procedure).
  3. Temporary Orders hearing — for interim parenting time, conservatorship, and child support orders. Supervised possession can be ordered here.
  4. Discovery / Disclosure — exchange of financial and case-relevant information.
  5. Mediation — Dallas County requires mediation for most contested family law cases before trial.
  6. Trial — for cases that don't settle, a bench trial before a Dallas County family district court judge (or, on demand, a jury trial in Texas — Texas is one of the few states permitting juries in custody cases).
  7. Final Order / Decree.

Where supervised visitation enters the process

  • At Temporary Orders — interim supervised possession while the case is pending
  • In the Final Decree / Final Orders — long-term supervised possession as part of the parenting plan
  • By Modification Suit — changing an existing parenting order to add or remove supervision
  • By Emergency Temporary Restraining Order — when an immediate safety concern arises

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

Dallas County family courts have high volume Dallas County has one of the highest family law case volumes in Texas. Hearings are scheduled tightly and judges expect documentation in the standard format. Using a provider who knows what those expectations look like is a meaningful advantage.

Pricing for Dallas 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 mileage. No monthly case management fee. Reports delivered within 24 hours.

How to start a Dallas County case

  1. Call (469) 646-7404 or 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 Dallas County location of mutual convenience.
  4. Visit happens; report delivered within 24 hours.