What the Friend of the Court Cannot Do
- The friend of the court cannot represent either you or the other parent in court.
- The friend of the court cannot make the other parent a better parent.
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The friend of the court cannot investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect. Depending on the
exact nature of the allegations, the allegations must be reported to either law enforcement agencies
or the Protective Services Unit of the Family Independence Agency. They will conduct an investigation
and file a report with the friend of the court. The friend of the court may consider the results of
other agencies' abuse and neglect investigations, but, as stated above, the friend of the court
itself cannot conduct the investigation.
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