HRS §576B-401
When a court can issue a support order
This section explains when a Hawaii court can create a child support order. It can do so if the person asking lives outside Hawaii or the agency asking is outside Hawaii. The court can also issue a temporary order if the payer fits certain categories, like being a parent or refusing a genetic test.
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The statute, as written — Establishment of support order
(a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this State with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: (1) The individual seeking the order resides outside this State; or (2) The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this State. (b) The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if the tribunal determines that the order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is: (1) A presumed parent of the child; (2) Petitioning to have parentage adjudicated; (3) Identified as the parent of the child through genetic testing; (4) An alleged parent who has declined to submit to genetic testing; (5) Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the parent of the child; (6) An acknowledged parent as provided by section 584A-403; (7) The individual who gave birth to the child; or (8) An individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated. (c) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to section 576B-305.
Sections this one refers to
§584A-403 Fast process for establishing parentage
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