Nebraska § 43-1262 Role of county attorney or Attorney General

Nebraska Statutes

§ 43-1262 — Role of county attorney or Attorney General

Nebraska § 43-1262

Ch. 43Infants and Juveniles

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1262 (2026).

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(a)In a case arising under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, a county attorney or the Attorney General may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under sections 43-1248 to 43-1264 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 Internati

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(a) In a case arising under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, a county attorney or the Attorney General may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under sections 43-1248 to 43-1264 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 county attorney or the Attorney General acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.