Counsellor entrusted with any petition or suit shall assist and advise the parties regarding the settlement of the subject matter of dispute between the parties or any part thereof. The counsellors shall also help the parties in arriving at reconciliation. Upon obtaining prior permission of the Judge of the Court concerned, the counsellors shall also be entitled to do the following act or acts, namely :- Family Courts (Procedure) Rules, 1996 241
(i) The counsellor in the discharge of his duties shall be entitled to pay home visits to the homes of any of the parties;
(ii) The counsellor in the discharge of his duties shall be entitled to interview relatives, friends and acquaintances of parties or any of them;
(iii) The counsellor in the discharge of his duties may seek such information as he may deem fit from the employer of any of the parties;
(iv) The counsellor in the discharge of his duties refer the parties to an expert in any other area such as medicine or psychiatry.