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HI SB1054

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/25/2017

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Kouchi

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes common law marriage recognition in Hawaii for persons who cohabitate and acknowledge each other as spouses for a continuous period of at least ten years after the bill's effective date.

  • Persons meeting the common law marriage criteria shall be deemed legally married notwithstanding existing marriage statutes.

  • Common law marriages recognized under this Act are subject to Chapter 580 (Hawaii's divorce and dissolution laws).

  • Does not affect rights, duties, penalties, or legal proceedings that were established before the bill's effective date.

  • Takes effect upon approval.

Legislative Description

Relating To Marriage.

Marriage

Last Action

The committee on JDL deferred the measure.

2/23/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Labor1/27/2017

Full Bill Text

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