HRS §583A-301
Who is a petitioner and who is a respondent
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
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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