Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-6 – Venue
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-6
- Child: means a person who is born alive and is less than eighteen years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
- county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
- Parent: means any legal parent of a child; the birth mother, unless the child has been legally adopted; the adjudicated, presumed, or concerned birth father of the child as provided in section 578-2(a)(5), unless the child has been legally adopted; or the legal guardians or any other legal custodians of the child. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
A child protective proceeding under this chapter may be filed in the county in which a child is found or resides when the petition is filed, or in the county in which a parent having legal custody of the child resides or is domiciled when the petition is filed.