Hawaii Revised Statutes 584-9 – Parties; guardian ad litem for minor presumed or alleged father; county attorney or corporation counsel to represent custodial parent or agency; notice to parents
(a) The child may be made a party to the action and may be represented by the child’s general guardian or a guardian ad litem appointed by the court. The child’s mother or father shall not represent the child as guardian or otherwise. Subject to section 584-6(e), the natural mother, each man presumed to be the father under § 584-4, each man alleged to be the natural father, and the child support enforcement agency, if public assistance moneys are or have been paid for the support of the subject child, shall be made parties, or, if not subject to the jurisdiction of the court, shall be given notice of the action in a manner prescribed by the court and an opportunity to be heard.
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 584-9
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.
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
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.
Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
(b) If it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the natural mother or a man alleged or presumed to be the father of the child is a minor, the court shall also cause notice of the pendency of the proceedings and copies of the pleadings on file to be served upon the legal parent or guardian who has physical custody of the minor. The court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the minor in the proceedings. If the legal parent or guardian of any such minor cannot be found, the notice may be served in such manner as the court may direct pursuant to sections 634-21 to 634-24. The court may align the parties.(c) The county attorney or corporation counsel, upon request of the child support enforcement agency, shall represent the child support enforcement agency. Fees may be charged of the applicant for child support enforcement agency’s services as provided for by chapter 576D.
