Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 346 > Part XIX - Young Adult Voluntary Foster Care Program

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
• Case plan: means a plan developed by the department, in consultation with the young adult, as developmentally appropriate, containing a written description of the programs and services that will help the young adult transition from foster care to independent living. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-392
• Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Court: means one of the family courts established pursuant to chapter 571. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-392
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Department: means the department of human services and its authorized representatives. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-392
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Former foster youth: means a person formerly placed under the jurisdiction of the department as a foster child by the family court pursuant to chapter 587A who has attained the age of eighteen while under the placement responsibility of the department or who was under the placement responsibility of the department when a legally responsible caregiver was granted custody. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-16
• Foster custody: means the legal status created when the department places a child outside of the family home with the agreement of the legal custodian or pursuant to court order as set forth in chapter 587A. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-392
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• month: means a calendar month; and the word "year" a calendar year. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-20
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Party: means the department or the young adult who is subject to a proceeding brought under this part and may include any other person whose participation the court finds is in the best interest of the young adult. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-392
• Permanent custody: means the legal status created by order of the court after the termination of parental rights as set forth in chapter 587A. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-392
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Young adult: means a person who has attained the age of eighteen or older, but is less than twenty-one years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-392