HRS §580-71
When a court can grant a temporary separation
A family court can order a separation (not a divorce) for up to two years if it decides the marriage is temporarily disrupted. This only happens when someone asks for a separation in a marriage case.
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The statute, as written — Grounds for separation
The family court may decree a separation from bed and board for a period not to exceed two years in any matrimonial action upon a petition for separation when the court finds the marriage is temporarily disrupted. [CC 1859, §1336; am L 1903, c 22, §10; RL 1925, §2987; RL 1935, §4484; am L Sp 1941, c 93, §1; RL 1945, §12235; RL 1955, §324-60; HRS §580-71; am L 1973, c 211, §5(s); am L 1976, c 140, §2]
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