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HI Rev Stat § 576E-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|576E. Administrative Process for Child Support Enforcement|576E-12 Administrative orders; force and effect.

  §576E-12 Administrative orders; force and effect. (a) A true copy of the administrative order, along with a true copy of the return of service, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in the circuit where the order was issued, or in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in the circuit where a previously established support order was filed. For service effectuated by certified mail, an electronic copy or facsimile of the signature of the served individual on certified mailers provided by the United States Postal Service shall constitute valid proof of service on the individual. Upon filing, the order shall have all the force and effect of a final order or decree of the circuit court.  (b) Orders for reimbursement of public assistance shall be considered child support arrearages for purposes of nondischargeability in bankruptcy.  (c) The administrative order shall remain in effect until superseded by a subsequent court or administrative order.  (d) A copy of the order shall be served by regular mail upon all parties. [L 1988, c 154, pt of §2; am L 1989, c 61, §4; am L 1990, c 176, §18; am L 1994, c 105, §13; am L 1995, c 191, §2; am L 2009, c 115, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 576E-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|576E. Administrative Process for Child Support Enforcement|576E-13 Appeal to the family court.

  §576E-13 Appeal to the family court. (a) Any party, including the agency, who is aggrieved by a final decision and order in a contested case or by a preliminary ruling of the nature that deferral of review pending entry of a subsequent final decision would deprive appellant of adequate relief is entitled to judicial review under chapter 91.  (b) Proceedings for review shall be instituted in the family court of the circuit where the final decision and order was filed within thirty days after the preliminary ruling or within thirty days after service of the certified copy of the final decision and order of the hearings officer or agency. The filing of a notice of appeal shall not stay enforcement of the administrative order.  (c) The senior family court judge or senior judge may assign the hearing and disposition of such appeals to any district judge of the family court who shall exercise all of the powers conferred upon a circuit court by section 91-14. [L 1988, c 154, pt of §2; am L 1989, c 61, §5; am L 1990, c 176, §19; am L 2001, c 95, §7] Rules of Court  Appeal to family court, see HFCR rule 72.
HI Rev Stat § 576E-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|576E. Administrative Process for Child Support Enforcement|576E-15 Guidelines to be followed.

  §576E-15 Guidelines to be followed. When an administrative order establishes or modifies the amount of child support required to be paid by a party, the guidelines established under section 576D-7 shall be applied, except when exceptional circumstances warrant departure. The most current guidelines shall be used to calculate the amount of the child support obligation. [L 1988, c 154, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 176, §21; am L 1991, c 216, §3; am L 1994, c 105, §14] Case Notes  Father €™s due process rights not violated by child support enforcement agency when it did not notify father prior to administrative hearing that the issue was to increase father €™s child support obligation where, given that father was aware that the purpose of the hearing was the modification of father €™s child support obligation and that, absent exceptional circumstances, the hearings officer would be bound by the amount calculated by the child support guidelines worksheet, this information was sufficient notice to father that child support amount may be reduced or increased. 108 H. 202, 118 P.3d 1145 (2005).  Whether net income earned by an adult-student-son or daughter is "exceptional circumstance", discussed. 86 H. 368 (App.), 949 P.2d 208 (1997).  Where family court clearly erred in its calculation of both parents' monthly gross incomes, the resulting child support award was clearly erroneous. 134 H. 431 (App.), 341 P.3d 1231 (2014).
HI Rev Stat § 576E-16.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|576E. Administrative Process for Child Support Enforcement|576E-16.5 REPEALED. L 1997, c 293, §47.

  §576E-16.5 REPEALED. L 1997, c 293, §47.
HI Rev Stat § 576E-18 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|576E. Administrative Process for Child Support Enforcement|576E-18 Contempt; procedure for punishment.

  §576E-18 Contempt; procedure for punishment. In any hearing in a contested case before a hearings officer, any adult who wilfully violates, neglects, or refuses to obey or perform any lawful order of the hearings officer, may be proceeded against in the family court for contempt of court according to law. [L 1990, c 176, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 576E-19 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|576E. Administrative Process for Child Support Enforcement|576E-19 Wilful violations; penalties.

  §576E-19 Wilful violations; penalties. Unless otherwise provided herein, any person who knowingly, intentionally or wilfully violates any section of this chapter shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. [L 1990, c 176, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 576E-20 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|576E. Administrative Process for Child Support Enforcement|576E-20 Uniform statewide procedures.

  §576E-20 Uniform statewide procedures. The agency shall adopt uniform statewide procedures in compliance with applicable federal law, including part 305 of Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. [L 1990, c 176, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 577-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-1 Age of majority.

  §577-1 Age of majority. All persons residing in the State, who have attained the age of eighteen years, shall be regarded as of legal age and their period of minority to have ceased. [CC 1859, §1487; am L 1919, c 116, §1; RL 1925, §3032; RL 1935, §4510; RL 1945, §12261; RL 1955, §330-1; HRS §577-1; am L 1972, c 2, §1; am L 1975, c 77, §1(1)] Case Notes  Under common law consensual incapacity of minor was absolute, except as to contracts for necessities. 256 F.2d 208 (1958).  Disaffirmance of contract of minor must be made within reasonable time after reaching majority. 1 H. 421, 422 (1856); 19 H. 474 (1909).  Legal age at which person becomes bound by contract, law of place where contract made governs. 2 H. 168 (1859).  Disaffirmance of acts or proceedings done or taken on behalf of minor must be made within reasonable time after coming to majority. 6 H. 485 (1884); 7 H. 421 (1888); 8 H. 93 (1890); 14 H. 460 (1902).  Where statute makes no exception in favor of infants, courts can make none. 7 H. 421 (1888).  Engagement to marry contracted during minority held ratified when at majority youth wrote fiancee engagement is terminated. 8 H. 544 (1893).  Disability of female infant to bring suit not removed by marriage. 20 H. 596 (1911).  Mother may recover illegitimate child by habeas corpus. 27 H. 158 (1923); 31 H. 328 (1930).  Cited: 127 F. 920 (1904); 47 H. 605, 393 P.2d 645 (1964).
HI Rev Stat § 577-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-2 Minority of veteran or of the veteran's spouse, no bar when.

  §577-2 Minority of veteran or of the veteran's spouse, no bar when. The disability of minority of any person who is otherwise eligible for guaranty or insurance of a loan pursuant to the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (P.L. 346, 78th Cong.), as amended, or as the same may be amended or supplemented, and of the minor spouse of any eligible veteran in connection with any transaction entered into pursuant to such act, is hereby removed, for all purposes in connection with such transaction including, but not limited to, incurring of indebtedness or obligations and acquiring, encumbering, selling, releasing, or conveying property, or any interest therein, and litigating or settling controversies arising therefrom, if all or part of any obligations incident to such transaction is guaranteed or insured by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs pursuant to such act; provided that this section shall not be construed to impose any other or greater rights or liabilities than would exist if such person and such spouse were under no such disability. [L 1947, c 9, §1; RL 1955, §330-2; HRS §577-2; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 577-3.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-3.5 Property damage, parental responsibility. (a) The parents or legal guardians of a minor child shall be jointly and severally liable for graffiti damage caused by the minor to real or personal property, whether publicly or privately owned. As used in this section, "graffiti" means any unauthorized drawing, inscription, figure, or marking created by paint, ink, chalk, dye, or similar substances. (b) In addition to any other lawful orders, if a minor is found under chapter 571 to have committed an act constituting graffiti, the court shall: (1) Require the minor, the parents, or the legal guardians to remove the graffiti from the affected property within sixty days of the order and pay for the cost of paint and materials; or if appropriate, pay for the actual cost of having the damaged property repaired or replaced; and (2) Order the minor to perform a minimum of eighty hours of community service to remove graffiti from other properties. (c) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of any person to maintain a civil action arising out of graffiti damage to property. [L 1995, c 227, §1; am L 2007, c 196, §1] Cross References Graffiti. County property, see §46-1.5. Criminal property damage, see § §708-820 to 708-823.6.

  §577-3.5 Property damage, parental responsibility. (a) The parents or legal guardians of a minor child shall be jointly and severally liable for graffiti damage caused by the minor to real or personal property, whether publicly or privately owned. As used in this section, "graffiti" means any unauthorized drawing, inscription, figure, or marking created by paint, ink, chalk, dye, or similar substances.  (b) In addition to any other lawful orders, if a minor is found under chapter 571 to have committed an act constituting graffiti, the court shall:  (1) Require the minor, the parents, or the legal guardians to remove the graffiti from the affected property within sixty days of the order and pay for the cost of paint and materials; or if appropriate, pay for the actual cost of having the damaged property repaired or replaced; and  (2) Order the minor to perform a minimum of eighty hours of community service to remove graffiti from other properties.  (c) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of any person to maintain a civil action arising out of graffiti damage to property. [L 1995, c 227, §1; am L 2007, c 196, §1] Cross References  Graffiti.  County property, see §46-1.5.  Criminal property damage, see § §708-820 to 708-823.6.
HI Rev Stat § 577-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-4 Stepparent; when required to support stepchild.

  §577-4 Stepparent; when required to support stepchild. A stepparent who acts in loco parentis is bound to provide, maintain, and support the stepparent's stepchild during the residence of the child with the stepparent if the legal parents desert the child or are unable to support the child, thereby reducing the child to destitute and necessitous circumstances. [L 1957, c 79, §1; Supp, §330-3.5; HRS §577-4; gen ch 1985] Case Notes  Legal duty to support includes reasonably necessary and available medical services. 8 H. App. 506, 810 P.2d 672 (1991).
HI Rev Stat § 577-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-5 REPEALED.

  §577-5 REPEALED. L 1969, c 169, §1.
HI Rev Stat § 577-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-6 Duty of minor children.

  §577-6 Duty of minor children. All children during their minority shall obey the lawful commands of their parents, or, the lawful commands of their natural or adoptive parents, or of the guardians appointed according to law. [PC 1869, c 79, §5; RL 1925, §3044; am L 1931, c 77, §2; RL 1935, §4512; RL 1945, §12263; RL 1955, §330-4; HRS §577-6; am L 1975, c 77, §1(2)] Case Notes  A child adopted by law is bound to obey the lawful and moral commands of the parents by adoption. 8 H. 40 (1890).
HI Rev Stat § 577-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-7 Parents' control and duties.

  §577-7 Parents' control and duties. (a) Parents or, in case they are both deceased, guardians, legally appointed, shall have control over the conduct and education of their minor children. They shall have the right, at all times, to recover the physical custody of their children by habeas corpus. All parents and guardians shall provide, to the best of their abilities, for the discipline, support, and education of their children.  (b) To the extent that the minor child has a beneficial interest in the income or principal of any trust which is applied for such purposes, parents or guardians shall not be required to pay the costs of registration, tuition, books, room and board, and other expenses incurred in connection with the attendance of a minor child at any private grammar, secondary, industrial arts or trade school, or at any college or university, whether or not the college or university is a private institution or is maintained by a state or any subdivision thereof. The power of the family court under sections 580-47 and 580-74 to compel the parties to a divorce or separation to provide for the education of a minor or an adult child shall not be limited by any provision of this subsection. [L 1864, p 47; RL 1925, §3045; am L 1931, c 77, §3; RL 1935, §4513; RL 1945, §12264; RL 1955, §330-5; HRS §577-7; am L 1975, c 77, §1(2); am L 1982, c 84, §1] Case Notes  Applied in allocating to the mother damages for child's loss of support. 245 F. Supp. 981, 1014 (1965), aff'd 381 F.2d 965 (1967).  Where parents voluntarily parted and later seek recovery of their child, the reasonable wishes of the child will have controlling influence. 6 H. 386 (1883).  Parents are legal, proper and sole custodians of their children until right forfeited. 26 H. 433 (1922).  In deciding question between divorced parents as to custody of child, paramount consideration is welfare of child, technical rights not controlling. 26 H. 465 (1922); 27 H. 742 (1924); 29 H. 85 (1926). See 32 H. 731 (1933).  Duty to support and right to service under §577-3 reciprocal and correlative. 27 H. 671 (1924); 32 H. 608 (1933).  Wrongful death action of death of child, services, recovery. 37 H. 571 (1947).  Court has jurisdiction in equity to award support to child in child's action against parent. 49 H. 200, 412 P.2d 638 (1966) (decided before family court established by chapter 571).  Obligation enforceable in equitable action by child against parent. 49 H. 200, 209, 412 P.2d 638 (1966).  Duty imposed on parents by section to provide for support of their children includes reasonably necessary and available medical services. 73 H. 236, 831 P.2d 924 (1992).  The "physical harm" encompassed in the definition of family violence in §571-2 would not preclude a parent's right to use force to discipline a child as permitted by §703-309(1), and duty to discipline a child under subsection (a). 88 H. 200 (App.), 965 P.2d 133 (1998).  Cited: 45 H. 69, 72, 361 P.2d 1054 (1961).
HI Rev Stat § 577-7.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-7.5 Parental preferences in government contracts, programs, and services.

  §577-7.5 Parental preferences in government contracts, programs, and services. (a) The purpose of this section is to help to eliminate any preference in a state or county executive agency or judiciary contract, program, or service that favors one parent over the other in terms of child-rearing; provided that nothing in this section is intended to affect maternity benefits. This section shall not serve as a legal basis to invalidate any state, county, or judiciary contract, program, or service.  (b) All state and county executive agencies and the judiciary shall review their respective contracts, programs, and services that affect parental roles in children's health, welfare, and education and, in the sole discretion of the agency or judiciary, determine whether a preference exists that favors one parent over another in the raising of their children. If a determination in the sole discretion of the agency or the judiciary is made that a preference exists, it shall direct its staff to analyze the preference and determine whether it unfairly precludes a parent from participating in child-rearing. If so, the state or county agency or the judiciary shall seek to eliminate that preference by encouraging modifications to ensure the inclusion of both parents in all contracts, programs, and services designed to assist in the raising of children; provided that this provision shall in no instance be interpreted to reduce or negatively impact maternity leave benefits or require any changes in personnel programs or work force policies.  (c) This section shall not apply to a preference that:  (1) The state or county agency or the judiciary determines to be in the best interest of the child;  (2) Would impose an unreasonable burden on the State, a county, or the judiciary by removing a preference from existing contracts, programs, or services; or  (3) Conflicts with existing collective bargaining contracts.  (d) Each state and county executive agency and the judiciary under subsection (b) shall report to the legislature on the implementation of this section no later than twenty days before the beginning of the regular session of 2003, and annually thereafter. [L 2001, c 301, §2; am L 2002, c 162, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 577-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-8 REPEALED.

  §577-8 REPEALED. L 1972, c 9, pt of §1.
HI Rev Stat § 577-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-9 Jury trial, when.

  §577-9 Jury trial, when. In trials of any person over the age of majority arising under sections 709-902, 709-903, 709-904, and 709-905, the person proceeded against shall have the right to a trial by jury which shall be granted as in other cases, unless waived. If the finding of the jury is against the person tried their verdict shall so state, in which event the court, in its discretion, may enter such judgment as it deems proper in the premises. [L 1925, c 167, pt of §1; RL 1935, §4516; RL 1945, §12266; RL 1955, §330-7; HRS §577-9; am L 1973, c 211, §2(a); am L 1975, c 77, §1(3)]
HI Rev Stat § 577-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-10 Court having jurisdiction.

  §577-10 Court having jurisdiction. The family courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all cases coming within sections 709-902, 709-903, 709-904, and 709-905; provided that upon complaint made to any prosecuting officer of the commission of any offense coming within sections 709-902, 709-903, 709-904, and 709-905, the district judge within whose circuit the offense is alleged to have been committed may issue the judge's warrant for the arrest of the person accused of such offense, and commit the accused to the family court for the required proceedings. [L 1925, c 167, pt of §1; am L 1929, c 126, §1; RL 1935, §4517; am L 1943, c 223, §1; RL 1945, §12267; am L 1945, c 142, §5; RL 1955, §330-8; am imp L 1965, c 232, §1; HRS §577-10; am L 1973, c 211, §2(b); gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 577-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-11 REPEALED.

  §577-11 REPEALED. L 1973, c 211, §2(c).
HI Rev Stat § 577-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-12 REPEALED.

  §577-12 REPEALED. L 1972, c 9, pt of §1.
HI Rev Stat § 577-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-13 REPEALED.

  §577-13 REPEALED. L 1973, c 211, §2(d).
HI Rev Stat § 577-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-14 Children born to parents not married to each other; support.

  §577-14 Children born to parents not married to each other; support. Except as otherwise provided by law, children whose parents have not been legally married, in contemplation of chapter 572, shall be designated as children whose parents have not been married to each other at the time of the children's birth, provided that any person, who in writing duly acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments declares himself to be the father of those children, shall be compellable to provide those children with necessary maintenance and support and to pay the expenses of the mother's pregnancy and confinement. The mothers in all cases shall be compellable to maintain and support them during their minority. [CC 1859, §1289; RL 1925, §3042; RL 1935, §4528; RL 1945, §12279; am L 1953, c 103, §1; RL 1955, §330-12; HRS §577-14; am L 1976, c 200, pt of §1; am L 1997, c 52, §7; am L 1998, c 11, §31] Cross References  Descent of property to child born to parents not married to each other, see §532-6.  From persons born to parents not married to each other, see §532-7.  Inheritance by children, see § §560:2-114 and 580-25. Case Notes  Illegitimate child does not inherit from grandfather. 20 H. 722 (1911).  Mother of illegitimate child entitled to custody as against stranger to whom child surrendered or given, but not adopted. 27 H. 158 (1923).  Oral statement to person that he may have custody and adopt may be revoked any time before adoption. 31 H. 328 (1930).  Parent-child relationship, evidence of; presumption. 48 H. 193, 397 P.2d 552 (1964).  Cited: 16 H. 502, 505 (1905).
HI Rev Stat § 577-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-15 Children deemed to be orphans.

  §577-15 Children deemed to be orphans. For the purpose of taking, or determining eligibility to take, any benefit under any law or under any private instrument by the terms of which orphans are eligible to receive benefits, a child born to parents not married to each other and not adopted shall be deemed an orphan; provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to:  (1) Deprive any child of any rights of inheritance, any rights to support, or any other rights to which the child would be entitled; or  (2) Affect the liabilities of any other person with respect to any child to which the person would be subject if this section had not been enacted. [L 1941, c 263, §1; RL 1945, §12281; RL 1955, §330-13; HRS §577-15; am L 1975, c 77, §1(4); am L 2018, c 18, §46]
HI Rev Stat § 577-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|577. Children|577-16 Curfew; children in public streets, prohibited when; penalty.

  §577-16 Curfew; children in public streets, prohibited when; penalty. Any child under sixteen years of age, who, except in case of necessity, or except when permitted so to do in writing by a judge of the family court, goes or remains on any public street, highway, public place, or private place held open to the public after ten o'clock in the evening and before four o'clock in the morning, unaccompanied by either a parent or guardian, or an adult person duly authorized by a parent or guardian to accompany the child, is subject to adjudication under section 571-11(2). [L 1896, c 29, §1; am L 1907, c 34, §1; am L 1913, c 124, §1; am L 1915, c 44, §1; RL 1925, §3049; RL 1935, §4530; am L 1943, c 78, pt of §1; RL 1945, §12282; am L 1949, c 279, §1; RL 1955, §330-14; am imp L 1965, c 232, §1; HRS §577-16; am L 1975, c 77, §1(5); am L 1980, c 303, §6]