Hawaii
HawaiiHawaii The followingcapsule summary of the law in this state related to divorce maybe helpful to you. These brief statements are not meant tosubstitute for legal consultation, but rather to highlight themain issues to consider. Divorce Law GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE Grounds: None listed. Residency: One party domiciled orphysically present 6 months before filing. Waiting Period: Court fixes timeafter decree that it is final but not over 1 month. No Fault: Irretrievable breakdown;separation. Defenses: None listed. Code Section: 580 CHILD CUSTODY
Uniform Child Custody Act:1973
Joint Custody:Yes, 571-46.1
Grandparent Visitation:Yes, 571-46(7)
Child's Wishes Considered:Yes
Code Section: 571-46 MARITAL PROPERTY
Community Property: No. ANNULMENT AND PROHIBITEDMARRIAGE Grounds: Underage; spouse stillliving; lacking mental capacity; consent obtained by force,duress, fraud, and no subsequent cohabitation; party afflictedwith loathsome disease. Time Limitation: None listed. Legitimacy of Children: None listed. Prohibited Marriages: Betweenancestor and descendant, brother and sister, uncle and niece,aunt and nephew. Code Section: 580-21 RESOURCES American Arbitration Association
Honolulu Regional Office
810 Richards St., Ste. 641
Honolulu, HI 96813-4728
Phone: (808)531-0541
Fax: (808)533-2306
Keith Hunter, Reg. VP Hawaii Child Support Enforcement Agency
Department of the Attorney General
PO Box 1860
Honolulu, HI 96805-1860
Phone: (808)587-3698
Fax: (808)587-3716 Hawaii Commissioner of FinancialInstitutions
PO Box 2054
Honolulu, HI 96805
Phone: (808)586-2820
Raymond Muraoka, Commnr. Hawaii Divorce Manual: A CooperativeEffort
Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Univ. of Hawaii
School of Law
2515 Dole St.
Honolulu, HI 96822
Looseleaf service. Hawaii Family Law and Practice
Michie Company
PO Box 7587
Charlottesville, VA 22906
Peter J. Herman. 1989. Hawaii Insurance Division
PO Box 3614
Honolulu, HI 96811
Phone: (808)586-2790
Linda Chu Takayama, Commnr. Hawaii State Bar Association
Penthouse, 9th Fl.
1136 Union Mall
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808)537-1868
Fax: (808)521-7936 Hawaii State Department of Health
Office of Health Status Monitoring
PO Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801-9984
Phone: (808)586-4533
Responds to inquiries for birth, death, and marriage recordsdating from 1853, and divorce records dating from 1951. Charges$2 for certified copy, and a search fee of $2 if no record found. Office of Child Support EnforcementRegional Representative (Hawaii)
50 United Nations Plaza
Mail Stop 334
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415)556-5176 A Practical Guide to Divorce in Hawaii
University of Hawaii Press
2840 Kolowalu St.
Honolulu, HI 96822
Peter J. Herman. 1991. 2nd edition. © 1997 Flying Solo™. All rights reserved. Legal Notices
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