Hawaii Revised Statutes 584-24 – Custodial proceedings
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 584-24
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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.
the father shall be given notice of the adoption proceeding and have the rights provided under chapter 578, unless the father’s relationship to the child has been previously terminated or determined by a court not to exist.
or if a child otherwise becomes the subject of an adoption proceeding, the court shall determine whether the natural father has exercised parental duties, obligations, and concern for the child in accordance with subsection (c); provided that if the proposed adoptive parent is the spouse of the child’s mother, no notice is required to be given to a father who does not fall within the provisions of subsection (a).