HRS §583A-301
Who is a petitioner and who is a respondent
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section defines two legal terms used in this part. A petitioner is the person asking a court to enforce a child return order or a custody decision. A respondent is the person on the other side of that court case.
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The statute, as written — Definitions
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.
In this part: "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, or enforcement of a child-custody determination. "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, or enforcement of a child-custody determination.
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