In Re Hill

The prosecutor appeals by leave granted from an October 13, 1993, circuit court order affirming a probate court ruling that the prosecutor had no independent standing in the instant child protective proceedings. We affirm.

An analysis of the facts underlying the probate court’s assumption of jurisdiction in both matters is unnecessary for the determination of the issue raised on appeal. The question to be decided is one of law — whether the prosecutor has independent standing to proceed in child protective proceedings when the Department of Social Services requests and obtains representation…