Guam § 39315 - Role of Prosecutor or Attorney General.

§ 39315. Role of Prosecutor or Attorney General.

(a) In a case arising under this Act or involving the Hague Convention

on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor or

other appropriate public official may take any lawful action, including resort

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.

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(b) A prosecutor or appropriate public official acting under this section

acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.