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Rule 1.1 – Classification of Actions

May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Hawaii

Actions in the Family Court are classified as follows and shall be assigned case numbers preceded by the prefix indicated:

(1) Actions for divorce, separation, and annulment (FC-D)
(2) Actions for civil union divorce, separation, and annulment (FC-CU)
(3) Actions for paternity (FC-P)
(4) Actions for an Order for Protection (FC-DA)
(5) Actions for Orders under the Child Protective Act (FC-S)
(6) Criminal Prosecutions of Adults (FC-CR)
(7) Adjudication of Juvenile Offenders (FC-J)
(8) Guardianships of the Person of Minors or Incapacitated Adults (FC-G)
(9) Actions under the Dependent Adult Protective Services Act (FC-AA)
(10) Actions under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFS)
(11) Actions under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)
(12) Appeals to the Family Court from the Decisions and Orders of the Office of Child Support Hearings (FC-AP)
(13) Actions for adoption (FC-A) (14) Any other miscellaneous action over which the Family Court has jurisdiction (FC-M)

Haw. Fam. Ct. R. 1.1

Added November 20, 2014, effective January 1, 2015.