HRS §587A-6
Where to file a child protective case
This section says where you can file a child protective case. You can file in the county where the child is found or lives, or where a parent with legal custody lives. It only covers location, not other rules.
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The statute, as written — Venue
A child protective proceeding under this chapter may be filed in the county in which a child is found or resides when the petition is filed, or in the county in which a parent having legal custody of the child resides or is domiciled when the petition is filed.
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