The Court Funds Office is an office in England and Wales that looks after money held on behalf of clients who are unable to look after it themselves, such as those who don't have mental capacity to look after their own financial affairs or for children, and it provides a banking and investment service. The litigation friend will be responsible for liaising with the Court Funds office until the child turns 18. As any settlement money belongs to the child, the judge will often arrange for the money to be invested with the Court Funds Office until the child reaches 18 years old, when the money will be released to them.