Monitored visitation-need attorney perspectives

[childrenRpeople]

What is the name of your state? CA

I have separated from my ex for 7 months. My son and I moved into a new apartment. During those 7 months, my mother-in-law has monitored all of her son's (my ex) visitations with our 2 year-old son (my ex has some serious anger management issues and addiction problems).
We have no formal court-ordered monitored visitation.
His attorney just faxed a letter to my attorney requesting a visit and in his fax he states, "My client's mother will transport the child and monitor the visitation."
Now pardon my legal ignorance but doesn't it seem a bit incriminating for my ex and his attorney to agree to a non-court ordered monitored visitation, especially since we're going to court in a month and my ex wants joint custodies?

Enlighten me, please....

 

[ALawyer]

No. They didn't admit anything -- the lawyer would probably say that he'd heard you were "difficult" and so he sent the letter just to avoid a hassle with you by confirming that this visit will be on the same basis as the last visits.

At court your lawyer would say that up to this point all visits had been monitored and should be in the future.

 

[childrenRpeople]

Exactly what I wanted to know

That is exactly what I wanted to know. I needed my question answered in the legal context.

Thank you!