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2011 Vermont Code
Title 15 Domestic Relations
Chapter 20 UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT
§ 1093 Role of attorney general; role of law enforcement

Universal Citation:
15 VT Stats § 1093. (2011 through Adj Sess)
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§ 1093. Role of attorney general; role of law enforcement

(a) In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the attorney general or a state's attorney may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this subchapter 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) The attorney general or a state's attorney acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and shall not represent any party.

(c) At the request of the attorney general or a state's attorney acting under this section, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and assist the attorney general or state's attorney with responsibilities under this section. (Added 2011, No. 29, { 1.)

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