The Friend of the Court Office is part of the 35th Judicial Circuit Court – Family Division and is responsible for enforcing the Court’s orders regarding custody, parenting time and support. The Friend of the Court Office has the following statutory duties:
- To investigate, report, and recommend to the Court each parent’s obligation regarding custody, parenting time and support for the minor children.
- To enforce all child support orders, including medical support orders entered by the Court.
- To insure that children’s rights to parenting time with the non-custodial parents are protected, and to enforce parenting time rights ordered by the Court when parenting time is denied.