Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-551-315
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Role of district attorney
Official statutory text
ROLE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY
A. In a case arising under this act or involving the Hague
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction,
the district attorney may take any lawful action, including
resorting to a proceeding under this article 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 section acts on behalf
of the court and may not represent any party.
A. In a case arising under this act or involving the Hague
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction,
the district attorney may take any lawful action, including
resorting to a proceeding under this article 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 section acts on behalf
of the court and may not represent any party.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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