Section 631 - Authority to file petition; custodyA. A child in need of care proceeding shall be commenced by petition filed by the district attorney. The Department of Children and Family Services, when authorized by the court, may file a petition if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the child is a child in need of care.B. At any time prior to adjudication, any person, including a relative of the child, may petition the court for the provisional or permanent legal custody of the child.Acts 1991, No. 235, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 1317, §2; Acts 2010, No. 462, §1, eff. June 22, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 354, §1.Amended by Acts 2014, No. 354,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2014.Acts 1991, No. 235, §6, eff. 1/1/1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. 7/6/1992; Acts 1999, No. 1317, §2; Acts 2010, No. 462, §1, eff. 6/22/2010.