§580-71 Grounds for separation. The family court may decree a separation from bed and board for a period not to exceed two years in any matrimonial action upon a petition for separation when the court finds the marriage is temporarily disrupted. [CC 1859, §1336; am L 1903, c 22, §10; RL 1925, §2987; RL 1935, §4484; am L Sp 1941, c 93, §1; RL 1945, §12235; RL 1955, §324-60; HRS §580-71; am L 1973, c 211, §5(s); am L 1976, c 140, §2]

Decisions under prior law.

Failure to provide. 5 H. 260. "Cruelty" defined and held not proved. 5 H. 260. Separation, granted and mother being unfit custody of children awarded to father. 8 H. 406. Libellee cannot have separation on answer and cross-bill to libellant's libel for divorce. 9 H. 350. "Divorce" defined. 25 H. 638. A separation as contemplated by this section is a divorce in the sense the term is used in §580-4. 25 H. 638; 26 H. 132.

Court not authorized to decree a separation in favor of libellee on libellant's libel for divorce. 9 H. 350.

Fixing period of separation; effect of separation upon parties. 42 H. 279.

See 38 H. 394.

Cited: 5 H. 300, 302; 26 H. 128; 29 H. 464, 467.