2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
CHAPTER 9 - CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS
ARTICLE 3 - UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
PART 3 - JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN DECREES
§ 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.
Graham Syfert - Jacksonville Lawyer