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Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1314: International child abduction; actions by prosecutor or attorney general.

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  1. MI Code
  2. Chapter 722
  3. Act Act-195-of-2001

Sec. 314.

In a case arising under this act or involving the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction, a prosecutor or the attorney general may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this article or another available civil proceeding, to locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child-custody determination if there is 1 or more of the following:

An existing child-custody determination.

A request from a court in a pending child-custody proceeding.

A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated.

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.

A prosecutor or the attorney general acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and shall not represent a party to a child-custody determination.

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