HRS §576E-3
Child support jurisdiction
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says the attorney general can handle child support cases at the same time as the court. It covers people in Hawaii who may owe or change child support, and people who left Hawaii but had a family relationship here that led to a support claim.
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The statute, as written — Jurisdiction
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.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the attorney general, through the agency and the office, shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the court over: (1) Any person found within the State of Hawaii against whom a child support obligation may be established, modified, suspended, terminated, or enforced; and (2) Any person without the State who has maintained a domicile in this State while involved in a marital or family relationship out of which arises a claim for child support, including any person against whom a Hawaii court or agency has entered a support order.
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