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Laws & Courts:

Hawaii Law - annulment, divorce and separation are covered in Chapter 580 of the state code. Divorce in Hawaii - overview of the divorce process provided by the Hawaii Judiciary. Includes info on mediation services and access to free online divorce forms. Hawaii Judiciary / Courts - searchable opinion database, free forms for download, court directory, legal news and other information.

Hawaii Child Support:

Hawaii Child Support Enforcement Agency - Services, online payment, forms, and information on Child Support can be found here. Guidelines - worksheets, calculation tables, and several other forms are available.

Additional Resources:

Hawaii State Bar - news and information from the HSBA. Children's Rights Council - national nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC that works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status. Public Access to Court Records - Ho'ohiki is the database for Hawaii's court documents including civil, family, and probate cases.  (Source:  National Center for State Courts)

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Hawaii’s Divorce Information Under Construction.

Thank you for visiting our Hawaii Resource page.

We are currently in the process of updating each state’s legal overview for this section of our website. However, the resource links on the right hand side of the page are still working and will provide you with further information specific to Hawaii’s divorce laws. Specifically, you may want to look at Hawaii’s state statutes for further reading at this time.

As always, please be sure to consult a licensed attorney in your state for more detailed information on how your state’s laws apply to you and your particular situation.

If you are a licensed attorney for Hawaii, or know of a licensed attorney for this state, we would like to have you review and edit the information for this state. We will furnish you with the old content for your review. In return, we will credit you for editing the overview of divorce information for Hawaii by stating at the top of this page “Information reviewed and edited by: (Your Name)” and establish a link directing potential clients to your firm’s webpage.

Typically, on this page you would find a brief legal overview of Hawaii’s divorce laws. The content usually contains the following list of information (where applicable per each state’s statutes):
Legal definitions of separation and divorce
Residency requirements
Grounds for divorce
Role of court
Divisions of property
Agreements
Prenuptial agreements
Child custody
Child support
Child support modification
Divorced in another state
Spousal support
Etc…