In re Doe
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NO. 23310 IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I FC-S No. 99-06104 IN THE INTEREST OF JOHN DOE, Born on November 26, 1998 FC-S No. 99-04424 IN THE INTEREST OF JANE DOE, Born on July 1, 1996 APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (By: SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER Watanabe, Acting C.J., Lim, and Foley, JJ.) In this consolidated appeal, Appellant, the legal and natural mother of Jane and John Doe, challenges various orders entered by Judge Karen M. Radius of the Family Court of the First Circuit (the family court) in FC-S No. 96-04424 and FC-S No. 99-06104, pursuant to which Appellant's parental rights in Jane and John were permanently divested. Upon careful review of the record and the briefs submitted by the parties, and having duly considered the arguments and issues raised by the parties and the statutory and case law relevant to the issues on appeal, particularly the Hawai#i Supreme Court's recent decision in In the Interest of Jane Doe, Born on June 20, 1995, 95 Hawai#i 183, 20 P.3d 616 (2001), we hereby affirm the following orders entered by the family court in FC-S No. 96-04424 (involving Jane): 1 ¢ Order Awarding Permanent Custody, filed on February 11, 2000; ¢ Letters of Permanent Custody, filed on February 11, 2000; ¢ Orders Concerning Child Protective Act, filed on March 9, 2000; ¢ Order Denying Appellant's Motion for Reconsideration, announced on March 9, 2000; and ¢ Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, filed on May 26, 2000. We also affirm the following orders entered by the family court in FC-S No. 99-06104 (involving John): ¢ Order Awarding Permanent Custody, filed on February 11, 2000; ¢ Letters of Permanent Custody, filed on February 11, 2000; ¢ Orders Concerning Child Protective Act, filed on March 9, 2000; ¢ Order Denying Appellant's Motion for Reconsideration, announced on March 9, 2000; and ¢ Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, filed on May 26, 2000. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, June 7, 2001. On the briefs: Marrionnette L. S. Andrews for mother-appellant. Julio C. Herrera and Mary Anne Magnier, Deputy Attorneys General, State of Hawai#i, for Department of Human Services-appellee. Jeffry R. Buchli for guardian ad litem for children-appellee. 2
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