19-9-95
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19-9-95.
(a)
In a case arising under this article or involving the Hague Convention on the
Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the district attorney may take
any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this part or any other
available civil proceeding to locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or
enforce a child custody determination if there is:
(1)
An existing child custody determination;
(2)
A request to do so from a court in a pending child custody proceeding;
(3)
A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or
(4)
A reasonable belief that the child has been wrongfully removed or retained in
violation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction.
(b)
A district attorney acting under this Code section acts on behalf of the court
and may not represent any party.