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HRS §576D-5

Fee for getting or enforcing a child support order when you are not on public assistance

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This section says the state agency can charge a fee to people who are not getting public assistance but want help getting or enforcing a child support order. The fee must follow federal rules. If the state has collected at least $550 in support for someone who never got public assistance, the agency must charge a $35 annual fee per case, but it cannot take that fee from the first $550 collected.

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The statute, as written — Fee for obtaining or enforcing nonpublic assistance order

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.

(a) The agency shall require the payment of a reasonable fee on the application of a person under section 576D-3(b)(3) who is not receiving public assistance for support of the child for assistance in obtaining or enforcing a child support order. The payment and amount of the fee shall be in compliance with applicable federal regulations promulgated under Title IV-D. (b) In the case of an individual who has never received public assistance for the support of a child under Title IV-A and for whom the State has collected not less than $550 of support, the agency shall impose an annual fee of $35 for each case in which Title IV-D services were furnished, which shall be retained in accordance with Title IV-D requirements; provided that the $35 shall not be retained from the first $550 so collected. Any fee collected shall be maintained by the agency and used as required under Title IV-D.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§576D-3 Child support agency's duty to get or enforce support orders

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