2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 722 - CHILDREN
Act 195 of 2001 - UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (722.1101 - 722.1406)
195-2001-3 - ARTICLE 3 ENFORCEMENT (722.1301...722.1316)
Section 722.1314 - International child abduction; actions by prosecutor or attorney general.
UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (EXCERPT)Act 195 of 2001
722.1314 International child abduction; actions by prosecutor or attorney general.
Sec. 314.
(1) In a case arising under this act or involving the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction, a prosecutor or the attorney general may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this article or another available civil proceeding, to locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child-custody determination if there is 1 or more of the following:
(a) An existing child-custody determination.
(b) A request from a court in a pending child-custody proceeding.
(c) A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated.
(d) 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.
(2) A prosecutor or the attorney general acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and shall not represent a party to a child-custody determination.
History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
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