Hawaii Child Custody & Hawaii Child Suppor

Hawaii courts, like family courts in all states, strongly encourage divorcing parents to cooperate in working out an agreement for raising their children after the divorce because amicable agreements tend to be in the long-term best interests of the children. If the parents are unable to come to such an agreement, the court will step in to decide such issues of child custody, visitation rights, and child support. The court will keep the best interests of the children in mind when making these difficult determinations. The following are the laws governing Hawaii child custody and support.

Hawaii Child Custody:

Hawaii courts determine all custody issues in terms of the best interests of the children. The court will consider all relevant facts and give the father and mother the same consideration regardless of the child’s sex or age. Sole custody or joint custody are possibilities, as is custody by a person other than the father or mother – again the deciding factor is the child’s best interest. As part of this determination, the court will consider:

1. The child’s wishes (if s/he is of sufficient age and capacity to form an intelligent preference),
2. The results of any investigation (upon showing of good cause) into the care and welfare of the parties’ minor children, 
3. The testimony of any person or expert produced by any party or the court itself who can testify as to what is best for the physical, mental, moral, and spiritual well-being of the child, and
4. The occurrence of any family violence. The perpetrator of the violence faces a rebuttable presumption that sole or even joint custody of the child would be detrimental to the child. The “rebuttable presumption” means that the court’s operating presumption is that the perpetrator should not have custody at all (whereas, if there were no such presumption, the parties would stand equally before the court), and it is up to the perpetrator to meet the burden of proof necessary to overcome this presumption.

Hawaii Child Support:

Child support in Hawaii is determined in accordance with statutory guidelines that include many factors such as:

1. Monetary support provided for other family members
2. Debts arising during the marriage for the child’s benefit
3. Imputed income to a party who is voluntarily unemployed for the child’s benefit
4. Court-ordered payments for health care and education for the child’s benefit
5. Children’s independent financial resources, if any
6. Education, training, and/or career opportunities of the parties and/or ability to pursue those things
7. A written agreement between the parties including the amount of child support, if one exists, and
8. All earnings, income, and resources of both parents, with earnings being the net amounts after taxes and social security.

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