43-1262. Role of county attorney or Attorney General.
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(a)In a case arising under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, a county attorney or the Attorney General may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under sections 43-1248 to 43-1264 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 county attorney or the Attorney General acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.