HRS §655-1
Court can order disputed money or property held in trust to be deposited or handed over
If someone admits in court papers or during questioning that they hold money or property that belongs to another person involved in the lawsuit, the court can order them to deposit it with the court or give it to the rightful party. The court sets the conditions and can give further instructions later.
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The statute, as written — Deposit in court or delivery to party
When it is admitted, by the pleading or examination of a party, that the party has in the party's possession, or under the party's control, any money, or other thing, capable of delivery, which, being the subject of the litigation, is held by the party as trustee for another person, or which belongs, or is due, to another person, the court may order the same, upon motion, to be deposited in court, or delivered to the party, upon such conditions as may be just, subject to the further direction of the court. [CC 1859, §1153; RL 1925, §2383; RL 1935, §4117; RL 1945, §10231; RL 1955, §243-1; HRS §655-1; am L 1972, c 89, §6(a); gen ch 1985]
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