TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Section 9. Child Custody Proceedings, 19-9-1 through 19-9-134.

ARTICLE 3 UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

19-9-95. 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.)