HRS §576B-306
What happens when a support case is filed in the wrong court
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If you file a child support petition in a court that cannot handle it, that court must send your papers to the right court, either in Hawaii or another state. The court must also tell you where and when it sent them.
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The statute, as written — Inappropriate tribunal
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this State, that tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this State or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent.
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