New York § 77-N Role of prosecutor or public official

New York Statutes

§ 77-N — Role of prosecutor or public official

New York § 77-N

Law DOMDomestic Relations

Title 3Enforcement

Art. 5-AUniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

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N.Y. Domestic Relations § 77-N (2026).

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§ 77-n. Role of prosecutor or public official.

1.In a case arising\nunder this article or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil\nAspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor or other\nappropriate public official may take any lawful action, including resort\nto a proceeding under this title or any other available civil proceeding\nto locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child\ncustody determination if there is:\n (a) an existing child custody determination;\n (b) a request to do so from a court in a pending child custody\nproceeding;\n (c) a reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or\n (d) a reasonable belief that the child has been wrongfully removed or\nretained in violation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of

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§ 77-n. Role of prosecutor or public official. 1. In a case arising\nunder this article or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil\nAspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor or other\nappropriate public official may take any lawful action, including resort\nto a proceeding under this title or any other available civil proceeding\nto locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child\ncustody determination if there is:\n (a) an existing child custody determination;\n (b) a request to do so from a court in a pending child custody\nproceeding;\n (c) a reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or\n (d) a reasonable belief that the child has been wrongfully removed or\nretained in violation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of\nInternational Child Abduction.\n 2. A prosecutor or appropriate public official acting under this\nsection acts on behalf of the state or local government entity and may\nnot represent any private party.\n