(1) In a case arising under KRS § 403.800 to KRS § 403.880 or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the county attorney or other appropriate public official may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under Article 3 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:
(a) An existing child custody determination;
(b) A request to do so from a court in a pending child custody proceeding; (c) A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or
(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 county attorney or other appropriate public official acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and shall not represent any party.
Effective: July 13, 2004
History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 36, effective July 13, 2004.