Jim!

The Genesee County Friend of the Court (FOC) is a strange entity.  Not specifically Genesee County, but I base this entry on the fact that they’re the only FOC I’ve ever had dealings with.  I have heard, however, horror stories related to The Friend of the Court from many individuals.  It’s easy to deduce that a) my problems with the FOC were trivial compared to others and b) the mentality of the FOC is, in general, misguided and off-course, and borders on being a bully.

First off, why are they called the Friend of the court?  It should be called “Friend of the Custodial Parent”, because I’m not aware of any Non-Custodial Parent (NCP) who considers them a “friend”.  In fact, and without using extremely colorful language, they’re a pain in the ass.  Then again, anyone who routinely takes money away from you before you see it can be considered a pain in the ass.  (By any chance is the IRS reading this?)

Read more after the jump.

As you are probably aware, Elisabeth Shue took the roll of Jennifer (Claudia Wells) on “Back to the Future” in the second and third installments of the series. Because of this they had to re-shoot the ending of the first movie with Shue in the Jennifer role, since the last scene is replayed at the beginning of the second film. Here is a side-by-side (but on top and bottom) comparison of both scenes.