Actions by District Attorney

1. Law
2. Georgia Code
3. Domestic Relations
4. Child Custody Proceedings
5. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
6. Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Foreign Decrees
7. Actions by District Attorney

1. 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.
2. A district attorney acting under this Code section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.

(Code 1981, §19-9-95, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 129, § 1.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Construction and application of consent and acquiescence defenses under Article 13 of Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 5 ALR Fed. 3d 1.

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