Opinion ID: 2519885
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Heading: Son's Interest

Text: Finally, we wish to emphasize that our decision deals exclusively with Mother's ability to pursue a chapter 584 paternity action. It does not address the propriety of the family court's decision that Son was precluded from bringing this action on the ground that he was in privity with Mother during the divorce proceeding. Son did not cross-appeal the family court's judgment. It is well-settled that an appellee is ordinarily not entitled to attack a judgment without a cross appeal. Arthur v. Sorensen, 80 Hawai`i 159, 167, 907 P.2d 745, 753 (1995) (citing Shoemaker v. Takai, 57 Haw. 599, 607, 561 P.2d 1286, 1291 (1977)). The ICA properly did not address Son's status, and we have no occasion to do so here.