I recently met someone who initially said they see their child on weekends, but over time, I’ve noticed that their main form of contact is a one-hour phone call, during which the dads sibling is also present on the call. At first, I thought this was just a sweet family dynamic, but it became clear that this is their primary form of contact. In the three months I’ve known them, there has been no in-person visitation - just one visit to a school event. Aside from that, all interactions appear to be this weekly supervised phone call.
They haven’t shared why this is the case, and I didn’t press for details, but it made me wonder - does this sound like a supervised contact arrangement? What kinds of circumstances typically lead to these restrictions?