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Chapter 576B

76 sections

§576B-102 Definitions for interstate and international child support cases

§576B-103 Which courts and agencies handle child support cases

§576B-104 Other legal options still available for support orders

§576B-105 When Hawaii courts handle foreign support cases

§576B-201 When Hawaii courts can take a case against someone who lives out of state

§576B-202 How long a Hawaii court can keep authority over a support case

§576B-203 When Hawaii courts can start or answer support cases

§576B-204 When Hawaii can handle a support case filed in another state

§576B-205 When Hawaii can keep changing a child support order

§576B-206 When Hawaii can enforce a child support order

§576B-207 How to decide which child support order is the main one

§576B-208 Enforcing multiple child support orders from different states

§576B-209 How child support payments are credited across orders

§576B-210 How this law applies to out-of-state people in support cases

§576B-211 When Hawaii can change a spousal support order

§576B-301 How to start a support case under this law

§576B-302 Minor parents can start a child support case

§576B-303 Which state's rules apply in a support case

§576B-304 What the first court must do with your support case

§576B-305 What a Hawaii court can do in a child support case

§576B-306 What happens when a support case is filed in the wrong court

§576B-307 What the child support agency must do for you

§576B-308 Duty of attorney general

§576B-309 Private counsel

§576B-310 State child support office duties as information hub

§576B-311 What to include in a support case petition

§576B-312 Keeping personal information secret in special cases

§576B-313 Who pays court costs and fees in support cases

§576B-314 Protection from lawsuits for people asking for support

§576B-315 No using nonparentage as a defense if parentage already decided

§576B-316 Special rules for evidence and witnesses in support cases

§576B-317 Communications between courts

§576B-318 Getting help with evidence from other states

§576B-319 How child support payments are received and sent out

§576B-401 When a court can issue a support order

§576B-402 Parentage proceedings in Hawaii

§576B-501 Out-of-state income withholding orders sent to employers

§576B-502 Employers must follow out-of-state child support withholding orders

§576B-503 How employers handle multiple child support withholding orders

§576B-504 Protection for employers who follow out-of-state child support orders

§576B-505 Penalties for ignoring another state's wage order

§576B-506 How to challenge an out-of-state wage garnishment

§576B-507 Administrative enforcement of out-of-state support orders

§576B-601 Registering an out-of-state support order for enforcement

§576B-602 How to register a support order from another state

§576B-603 When a support order from another state becomes enforceable here

§576B-604 Which state's law applies to a support order

§576B-605 Notice of registration of a support order

§576B-606 How to challenge a registered support order

§576B-607 How to challenge a registered support order

§576B-608 Confirmed order

§576B-609 How to register an out-of-state child support order for modification

§576B-610 Enforcing a child support order from another state

§576B-611 When Hawaii can change a child support order from another state

§576B-612 Recognizing a child support order changed in another state

§576B-613 When Hawaii can change another state's child support order

§576B-614 Notice to issuing tribunal of modification

§576B-615 When Hawaii can change a foreign child support order

§576B-616 How to register a foreign child support order for modification

§576B-701 Definitions for international child support cases

§576B-702 When This Law Applies

§576B-703 State agency's role under the international support agreement

§576B-704 Support agency's role in international support cases

§576B-705 Filing a direct request for child support or parentage

§576B-706 How to register a foreign support order

§576B-707 How to challenge a registered foreign support order

§576B-708 When Hawaii must recognize a foreign child support order

§576B-709 Enforcing part of a foreign support order

§576B-710 Enforcing a foreign support agreement in Hawaii

§576B-711 When Hawaii Can Change a Foreign Child Support Order

§576B-712 Using personal information only for its original purpose

§576B-713 Filing records in original language with English translation

§576B-801 When the governor can send or get someone for not paying support

§576B-802 When the governor can ask for or refuse a criminal surrender

§576B-901 Keeping the law consistent across states

§576B-902 When this law applies