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584-7 Repealed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

Commission on fatherhood (repealed June 30, 2007). L 2003, c 156; L 2005, c 148.

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.