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2019 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 31. FAMILY
578. Adoption
- 578-1 Who may adopt; jurisdiction; venue.
- 578-1.5 Adoption.
- 578-2 Consent to adoption.
- 578-3 Custody of child pendente lite.
- 578-4 Notice to resident nonconsenting legal parent whose rights have not been terminated.
- 578-5 Same; proof of.
- 578-6 Notice to nonresident or unlocated nonconsenting legal parent whose rights have not been terminated.
- 578-7 Substituted or constructive service.
- 578-8 Hearing; investigation; decree.
- 578-9 Custody of minor child after decree and before adoption.
- 578-10 Disposition of minor child on discontinuance, withdrawal or denial of petition.
- 578-11 Disposition in case of death of petitioners.
- 578-12 Setting aside or modifying decree.
- 578-13 Change of name.
- 578-14 Record of adoption.
- 578-14.5 Medical information on the natural parents of the adopted minor child.
- 578-15 Secrecy of proceedings and records.
- 578-16 Effect of adoption.
- 578-17 Guardian ad litem.
Cross References
Adoption assistance compact, see chapter 350C.
Adoption assistance program, see 346-301 to 346-305.
Interstate compact on placement of children, see chapter 350E.
Medicaid-related mandates, see chapter 431L.
Attorney General Opinions
Rights attendant to status of adoption require compliance with statutory procedures; rights of hanai children discussed. Att. Gen. Op. 93-1.
Law Journals and Reviews
Privacy v. Secrecy: The Open Adoption Records Movement and Its Impact on Hawai`i. 15 UH L. Rev. 483 (1993).
The "Hawaiianness" of Same-Sex Adoption. 30 UH L. Rev. 517 (2008).
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