§584-10 Pretrial proceedings. As soon as practicable after an action to declare the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship has been brought, an informal hearing shall be held. The public shall be barred from the hearing. A record of the proceeding or any portion thereof shall be kept if any party requests, or the court orders. Rules of evidence need not be observed. [L 1975, c 66, pt of §1]
Rules of Court
Pre-trial procedure, see HFCR rule 16.
Case Notes
In a paternity action, §584-13 and this section mandate that an informal, pre-trial hearing be held by the court to evaluate the likelihood of establishing at trial the alleged father as the natural father, to determine whether declaring paternity would be in the best interest of the child, and to recommend settlement to the parties; such a hearing is not required before a court may order genetic testing of the parties. 88 H. 159 (App.), 963 P.2d 1135 (1998).
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
584-1 Parent and child relationship defined.
584-2 Relationship not dependent on marriage.
584-3 How parent and child relationship established.
584-4 Presumption of paternity.
584-6.5 Temporary support order based on probable paternity.
584-12 Evidence relating to paternity.
584-13 Pretrial recommendations.
584-17 Enforcement of judgment or order.
584-18 Modification of judgment or order.
584-19 Right to counsel; free transcript on appeal.
584-20 Hearings and records; confidentiality.
584-20.5 Court filings; minutes of proceedings; posting requirement.
584-21 Action to declare mother and child relationship.
584-22 Promise to render support.
584-23.5 Paternity judgment, acknowledgment, support order; social security number.
584-23.6 Filing of acknowledgments and adjudications with department of health.