CHAPTER 584
UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT
Section
584-1 Parent and child relationship defined
584-2 Relationship not dependent on marriage
584-3 How parent and child relationship established
584-3.5 Expedited process of paternity
584-4 Presumption of paternity
584-5 (Reserved)
584-6 Determination of father and child relationship; who
may bring action; when action may be brought;
process, warrant, bond, etc.
584-6.5 Temporary support order based on probable paternity
584-7 Repealed
584-8 Jurisdiction; venue
584-8.5 Paternity determinations from other states and
territories
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
584-10 Pretrial proceedings
584-11 Genetic tests
584-12 Evidence relating to paternity
584-13 Pretrial recommendations
584-14 Civil action
584-15 Judgment or order
584-16 Costs
584-17 Enforcement of judgment or order
584-18 Modification of judgment or order
584-19 Right to counsel; free transcript on appeal
584-20 Hearings and records; confidentiality
584-21 Action to declare mother and child relationship
584-22 Promise to render support
584-23 Birth records
584-23.5 Paternity judgment, acknowledgment, support order;
social security number
584-23.6 Filing of acknowledgments and adjudications with
department of health
584-24 Custodial proceedings
584-25 Uniformity of application and construction
584-26 Short title
Note
Commission on fatherhood (repealed June 30, 2007). L 2003, c 156; L 2005, c 148.
Case Notes
By their plain language, §§584-1 and 584-3 do not state that this chapter is the exclusive means by which paternity must be established; thus, this chapter is not the exclusive means by which a determination of paternity can be made. 99 H. 1, 52 P.3d 255.
The enactment of this chapter: (1) does not displace the Hawaii supreme court's previous decision in Blackshear; (2) does not prevent a proper litigant in a paternity action from asserting defenses based upon res judicata and equitable estoppel; and, (3) a final judgment, including a divorce decree, can serve as the basis for such defenses. 99 H. 1, 52 P.3d 255.
The term "may", as set forth in §560:2-114(a), is permissive, and, for purposes of intestate succession, a purported heir may establish his or her parent-child relationship with the decedent by any means permitted by statute, including, but not limited to, this chapter. 103 H. 275, 81 P.3d 1190.