Parenthood is a lifelong commitment. Once someone helps to bring new life into the world, they often have a personal attachment and feel a sense of social obligation reinforced by their family and the broader community. However, from a legal sense, parents generally...
Child support is crucial because it ensures a child's needs are met after a divorce. The Hawaii Child Support Enforcement Agency provides a system for payments of court-ordered child support. The agency ensures that parents pay in a convenient and timely manner by...
You and your former spouse decided it was best for the family to go your separate ways. The divorce has concluded, and thankfully, it was relatively harmonious. Agreements have been reached on child custody, property division and child support. Initially, your ex...
Child support can be essential to help you raise your kids. If your co-parent refuses to pay it or continually pays late, it can create hardship for you and the children. Hence you might want to lay down some consequences, such as telling them that they cannot see the...
If you're getting divorced and trying to decide how to divide your financial assets, you'll probably start with things that feel a bit more obvious and clearly apparent. You know that you both on the house and that you're going to have to decide if you want to sell it...
When spouses talk about postnuptial agreements, the discussion is often the result of big changes for their families. Maybe there have been issues in their marriage, and one spouse wants a plan in place in case they eventually divorce. Perhaps the parents of one...
For a father, being able to establish paternity is a good way to prove that you are the biological parent of a child. Beyond that, it gives you the rights and responsibilities of being a parent. When you’re married, paternity is relatively straightforward, because...
Most Americans are opting to either never marry or to do so at a later age than they once did. Many do this in part to focus on their careers, including growing their entrepreneurial ventures. It has become increasingly common for people to have established businesses...
If you are divorcing your spouse in Hawaii and have children, something you may be considering is taking your children back to the U.S. mainland. There are a few different things that you should consider before deciding if going to another state is a good idea,...
A woman knows that she is the mother of a child, but a father's position is somewhat less certain. Under Hawaiian law, there is a presumption of paternity that applies to married couples. Legally, a husband becomes the father of a child when your wife gives birth,...
