HRS §576B-613
When Hawaii can change another state's child support order
If everyone involved lives in Hawaii and the child does not live in the state that issued the child support order, a Hawaii court can enforce or change that order after it is registered here. Hawaii law and procedures will be used for this process.
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The statute, as written — Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this State
(a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this State and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this State has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order. (b) A tribunal of this State exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of Articles 1 and 2, this article, and the procedural and substantive law of this State to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Articles 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 shall not apply.
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