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Is the FOC allowed to investigate child abuse or neglect?

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Is the FOC allowed to investigate child abuse or neglect?

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The FOC does not have authority to investigate abuse or neglect. Abuse or neglect should be reported to the Child Protective Services (CPS) division of the Departmentof Human Services (DHS) in the county where the children live. A judge may consider allegations of abuse or neglect when making a decision regarding custody or parenting time. A party should inform the FOC of any concerns abou that abuse or neglect if the FOC is doing a cusotdy or parenting-time investigation. Both the judge and the FOC will rely on Child Protective Services to investigate and evaluate the abuse or neglect allegations.