GEORGIA STATUTES AND CODES
§ 19-9-95 - Actions by district attorney
O.C.G.A. 19-9-95 (2010)
19-9-95. Actions by district attorney
(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.
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