In re R. J. P.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

On August 8, 1980, Michael D. Coleman, in his capacity as the Child Advocate of the State of Rhode Island (the Child Advocate), filed a motion with the Family Court. The motion requested that a preliminary investigation be made to determine whether or not the Family Court should authorize the Child Advocate to file a petition alleging that R.J.P. is a dependent, neglected, and/or abused child. The' motion was objected to by the Department for Children and Their Families (DCF).

At the time the motion was filed, a trial justice of the Family Court scheduled the matter to…