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Hawaii is an equitable division state, which means that most assets and debts acquired during the marriage are subject to division between the spouses, regardless of which spouse acquired it or whose name is on it. Exceptions include gift inheritances received during the marriage.

There are two ways that you can obtain an uncontested divorce: 1) Your spouse signs the divorce documents. If your spouse agrees to all the issues in your divorce, they can simply sign specific divorce forms that let the court know that they agree to the divorce. 2) Your spouse does not do anything about the divorce.

If you and your spouse can agree on how to divide all of your joint or sole assets and debts, then you can obtain an uncontested divorce. If you and your spouse cannot agree, then the court will need to decide for you.

In Hawai'i, your answer is due at the court within 20 days after you've been served with the complaint. This packet can help you write a short answer to a divorce complaint. In your answer, you will be disagreeing or agreeing with the statements your spouse has made in the complaint for divorce.

It usually takes six to ten weeks after an Uncontested Divorce by Affidavit packet is submitted for judge's review, for the divorce to be final. The divorce is effective after the Divorce Decree has been approved and signed by the judge and the Divorce Decree has been filed-stamped by the court.

Hawaii court records contain public information about criminal and civil cases filed in criminal, district, and circuit courts, as well as from courts that address special matters, such as land use, tax appeals, and family law matters (e.g. estate probate, divorce, births, marriages, and deaths).