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Requesting Court Documents If you do not have any information about the case you are interested in, please visit the online case information database: eCourt Kokua. If you do not have access to a computer or the internet, free access is provided at the public libraries or at a designated computer at the courthouse.

To proceed, you or your attorney must fill out forms and file them with Family Court. Please refer to the instructions and checklist in the divorce self-help packet before filing for divorce. The divorce self-help packet may be obtained at Ho`okele, the Family Court Service Center, or may be downloaded.

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.

The uncontested divorce process in Hawaii is quicker, cheaper, and more painless than going trial and arguing your case before a judge. It also removes the element of uncertainty from divorce, because you and your spouse will make all the decisions instead of a leaving matters up to a judge to decide.

In Hawai`i, all divorces are filed with the Family Court . You can get a divorce even if your spouse does not want a divorce. In Hawaii, as long as one spouse believes that the marriage is irretrievably broken or that the marriage cannot be fixed, either spouse can file for divorce.

It also depends whether it is a contested or uncontested divorce. However, divorce isn't cheap and the average cost of an uncontested divorce in Hawaii can range from $350 to $1200, while a contested divorce can cost $5,000 to $30,000 or more.