HRS §576B-206
When Hawaii can enforce a child support order
This section explains when a Hawaii court can help enforce a child support order. It can act as the starting court to ask another state to enforce the order, or as the responding court to enforce an order it already has authority over. It only applies in certain situations.
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The statute, as written — Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order
(a) A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: (1) The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or (2) A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order. (b) A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
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