Rule 139 – Contents of Summons

May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Hawaii

If it appears from the petition and such investigation as has been made that the child is in such condition or surroundings that the child’s welfare requires that the child be taken into custody, the court may order, by endorsement upon the summons, that the person serving the summons take the child into custody. A summons so endorsed shall be served by a police officer, a probation officer, or any other person therein authorized to take the child into custody.

Haw. Fam. Ct. R. 139

Amended October 11, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.