§572-28  Suits by and against.  A married person may sue and be sued in the same manner as if the person were sole.  This section shall be construed to authorize tort suits between spouses. [L 1888, c 11, §5; RL 1925, §2998; RL 1935, §4649; RL 1945, §12370; RL 1955, §325-5; HRS §573-5; ren and am L 1987, c 46, pt of §2; am L 1993, c 70, §2]

Cross References

  Torts, who may sue and for what, see §663-1.

Law Journals and Reviews

  Empowering Battered Women:  Changes in Domestic Violence Laws in Hawai`i.  17 UH L. Rev. 575 (1995).

  Interspousal Torts:  A Procedural Framework for Hawai`i.  19 UH L. Rev. 377 (1997).