If a young adult is no longer under jurisdiction pursuant to chapter 587A as the subject child and chooses to participate in the young adult voluntary foster care program and meets the eligibility criteria set forth in § 346-395, the department and the young adult shall enter into a voluntary care agreement that shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) The obligation for the young adult to continue to meet the conditions for eligibility described in § 346-395 and the program requirements for the duration of the voluntary care agreement;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-396

  • Department: means the department of human services and its authorized representatives. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-392
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
(2) The young adult’s right to terminate the voluntary care agreement at any time; and
(3) The voluntary nature of the young adult’s participation in the young adult voluntary foster care program.

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