STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1565

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 516

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 516, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PATERNITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to remove the time bar on actions to declare the existence or nonexistence of a father and child relationship for certain proceedings.

The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii supported this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 516, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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KARL RHOADS, Chair