Carl P. v. Mary P.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ruth Jane Zuckerman, J.

The narrow issue before the court in this visitation proceeding is whether, in conjunction with a visitation order, the court has the power to order psychotherapy or counseling for an 11-year-old child who is vehemently opposed to unsupervised visitation with her father. For the reasons set forth below, the court has determined that where, as here, unsupervised visitation with the father ultimately is in the child’s best interest, but the child through no fault of the father’s is strongly opposed to such visitation, the Family Court is authorized, in…