In Detroit Trust Co v. Mason, 309 Mich. 281, 309; 15 N.W.2d 475 (1944), the duties of the friend of the court were clearly circumscribed "not to make any decision for the court but to obtain other plans and make recommendations, the court reserving to itself the exclusive right to make the final determination"; while acknowledging authority for the appointment of a friend of the court, the Court based its holding on the fact that no objections were made. Id., 310.