Supervised visitation across Montgomery County

Montgomery County sits at the center of Alabama's River Region, anchored by the state capital. Roughly 225,000 people live in the county, most of them in the City of Montgomery, with fast growth to the east in Pike Road. Family life in the region regularly crosses county lines — a parent in east Montgomery, the other in Prattville or Millbrook across the river — which makes a flexible, come-to-you provider matter more here than almost anywhere.

TruVisit Alabama supervisors meet River Region 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.

Montgomery County courts and custody cases

Custody and divorce matters in Montgomery County are heard in the Montgomery County Circuit Court at the courthouse in downtown Montgomery, which handles domestic relations cases for the capital region.

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 the guardian ad litem on your case.

Montgomery County & River Region communities we serve

  • Montgomery — the county seat and state capital
  • Pike Road — the fast-growing east county
  • Prattville — across the river in Autauga County
  • Millbrook — Elmore County, just north
  • Wetumpka — the Elmore County seat
  • Coosada & Deatsville — western Elmore County
  • Hope Hull & Pine Level — the south county

How a Montgomery County custody case typically moves

  1. Complaint filed with the circuit clerk in Montgomery — the filing party files, the other party is served.
  2. Answer — the responding party typically has 30 days to answer under Alabama's civil procedure rules.
  3. Pendente lite hearing — for temporary custody, visitation, and support orders while the case is pending. Supervised visitation can be ordered here.
  4. Discovery — exchange of financial and case-relevant information.
  5. Mediation — courts frequently order mediation in contested custody cases before trial.
  6. Trial — custody cases in Alabama are decided by the judge in a bench trial; there are no jury trials for custody.
  7. Final judgment / decree.

Where supervised visitation enters the process

  • At the pendente lite stage — interim supervised visitation while the case is pending
  • In the final judgment — longer-term supervised visitation as part of the custody order
  • By petition to modify — changing an existing custody order to add or remove supervision
  • By emergency motion — when an immediate safety concern arises

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

Cases that cross the river Many River Region families have one household in Montgomery County and another in Autauga or Elmore County. Your case belongs to the county where it was filed — not where either parent lives now. Check the heading on your court order, and we'll confirm the right court during intake. We serve all three counties at the same flat rate.

Pricing for Montgomery 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 Montgomery County case

  1. 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 River Region location of mutual convenience.
  4. Visit happens; report delivered within 24 hours.