722.1314 International child abduction; actions by prosecutor or attorney general.
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722.1314 International child abduction; actions by prosecutor or attorney general.
Sec. 314.
(1)In a case arising under this act or involving the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction, a prosecutor or the attorney general may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this article or another available civil proceeding, to locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child-custody determination if there is 1 or more of the following:
(a)An existing child-custody determination.
(b)A request from a court in a pending child-custody proceeding.
(c)A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated.
(d)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 prosecutor or the attorney general acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and shall not represent a party to a child-custody determination.
History: 2001, Act 195 , Eff. Apr. 1, 2002