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HI SB2663

Bill

Status

Passed

6/17/2022

Primary Sponsor

Maile Shimabukuro

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes an initial filing fee of $100 for actions to determine father and child relationship (paternity actions) under section 584-6.

  • Eliminates filing fees for motions and other pleadings in paternity actions to create cost certainty for litigants.

  • Exempts determinations of father and child relationship from the no-charge provision previously applied to all termination of parental rights actions.

  • Achieves parity between paternity and divorce case filing fees, which both now cost $100 for initial filing with no additional motion fees.

  • Takes effect upon approval.

Legislative Description

Relating To Filing Fees.

Family Court

Last Action

Act 091, on 06/17/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1191).

6/17/2022

Committee Referrals

Finance3/23/2022
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3/10/2022
Ways and Means2/8/2022
Judiciary1/24/2022

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