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. History. Code 1981, § 19-9-95, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 129, § 1.