THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair |
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Senator Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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9:00 a.m. |
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Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN. Provides that informal adjustment shall be prioritized over formal action for a child under family court jurisdiction solely as a result of truancy.
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RELATING TO ARBITRATION. Clarifies provisions relating to required disclosures by arbitrators.
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION ACT. Authorizes the use of arbitration to resolve certain family law disputes. Specifies law applicable to arbitrations.
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RELATING TO SERVICE OF PROCESS. Amends sections of title 31, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including the Administrative Process for Child Support Enforcement and the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, to allow for service by publication or by any other manner that is reasonably calculated to give the party actual notice of proceedings and an opportunity to be heard when respondents cannot be located or personally served in all family court proceedings.
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RELATING TO CHILD VISITATION. Deletes duplicative provision of awarding grandparents reasonable visitation rights. Adds as prerequisites to awarding visitation that the court also find that awarding custody to a grandparent is in the best interest of the child and that denial of reasonable grandparent visitation rights would cause actual or potential harm to the child. Clarifies procedures for an order awarding reasonable visitation rights to grandparents and that a violation of the terms and conditions of such an order is subject to sanctions or contempt of court.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran Chair |
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