Ohio § 3127.45 Actions to locate, obtain return of child, or enforce custody determination

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§ 3127.45 — Actions to locate, obtain return of child, or enforce custody determination

Ohio § 3127.45

Title 31Domestic Relations-Children

Ch. 3127Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.45 (2026).

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(A)In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects in International Child Abduction, the prosecutor may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under sections3127.31to3127.47of the Revised Code 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 any of the following:

(1)An existing child custody determination;

(2)A request to locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child custody determination from a court in a pending child custody proceeding;

(3)A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated;

(4)A reasonable belief that the child has been wrongfully removed or retained in violation of the Hague Co

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(A) In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects in International Child Abduction, the prosecutor may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under sections3127.31to3127.47of the Revised Code 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 any of the following:

(1) An existing child custody determination;

(2) A request to locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child custody determination from a court in a pending child custody proceeding;

(3) A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated;

(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 prosecutor acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.