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Wis. Stat. § 822.45

Role of prosecutor

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 822.01 to 822.47 (39 sections).

2005 a. 130.

(1) A prosecutor, in a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this subchapter or any other available civil proceeding to locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child custody determination if any of the following exists:

(a) A 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.

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

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.