HRS §578-10
What happens to a child when an adoption case ends
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If an adoption case is stopped, withdrawn, or denied, the court can make temporary orders about the child's care and custody. The court may also send the child to the state child welfare agency or another appropriate agency for help.
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The statute, as written — Disposition of minor child on discontinuance, withdrawal or denial of petition
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.
Upon the discontinuance or withdrawal or denial of any petition for adoption, the court may make appropriate temporary orders concerning the care, custody and control of a minor child involved and may refer the minor child to the department of human services or to another appropriate agency or officer for action as in the case of a minor subject to section 571-11(1). [RL 1945, pt of §12276; am L 1953, c 115, pt of §1; RL 1955, §331-10; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §20; am imp L 1965, c 232, §1; HRS §578-10; am L 1973, c 211, §3(h); am L 1976, c 194, §1(5); am L 1987, c 339, §4]
Sections this one refers to
§571-11 Family court authority over children
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