HRS §584A-505
Who pays for lawyers and tests in this case
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The court can decide who pays for lawyers, experts, a child's guardian, and other costs like genetic tests. The court sets the amounts and when they are paid. This applies to the people involved in the case.
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The statute, as written — Costs
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.
The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts, and the child's guardian ad litem, and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including genetic tests, subject to section 584A-703, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times determined by the court.
Sections this one refers to
§584A-703 Genetic Testing Rules
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