When custody and visitation are at play, children often express strong preferences. But in Hawai‘i, does a child have the legal right to refuse visits with a parent? The answer hinges on multiple considerations, including the child's age, emotional maturity, and the...
Many circumstances may cause a grandparent to lose access to their grandchildren. Divorce, separation or the death of one parent may have a ripple effect that limits contact between grandparents and their grandchildren. Or in some cases, the parents may limit...
In Hawaii, you don’t have to hire an attorney to represent you before the Hawaii Family Court in your divorce or family law issue - you are legally entitled to represent yourself and act as your own attorney. But although you don’t have to hire an attorney to...
In Hawaii, you don’t have to hire an attorney to represent you before the Hawaii Family Court in your divorce or family law issue - you are legally entitled to represent yourself and act as your own attorney. But although you don’t have to hire an attorney to...
No matter how smooth a transition your divorce is, it will affect your children in challenging ways. They may have some tough questions about what their new life will look like. Children can have large emotions that are difficult to process. Fortunately, there are...
Divorce can cause stress for everyone around them, extended members of a family included. As a grandparent, you want what is best for your grandchildren and may worry you will not get to see them as often once the divorce takes place. In that situation, learning more...
Courts in Hawaii understand and recognize that life circumstances always change. When you and your spouse divorce, you are dealing with one set of life circumstances. Years down the line, these may have changed. Do you think your custody situation needs change? The...
Relocation and deployment are simply realities of life for active service members. The job can take a person away from the place they’ve been calling home, often for months at a time. This is a difficult situation in a vacuum. When that individual is a divorced...
