In Care and Protection Cases what is Court Investigators Report?

The court in every care and protection case is supposed to appoint a Court Investigator that is not part of DCF and not representing any of the parties. Similar in many ways to what is called a Guardian ad Litem report that you would typically see more often in Probate and Family Court.  The court appointed investigator should be qualified and have some experience and be a professional.  There is a certain amount of discretion about what being qualified means.