This document contains the legal details of your request for the court to dissolve your marriage. It asks for the dissolution of your marriage as well as all other relief needed, such as spousal and child support.
This document contains the legal details of your request for the court to dissolve your marriage. It asks for the dissolution of your marriage as well as all other relief needed, such as spousal and child support.
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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.
Uncontested cases in Hawaii are very simple. This is a no-fault divorce state, and there is no period of separation requirement. Divorce becomes final upon the filing of the divorce decree. The filing fee for initiating a divorce action is $200 without children and $250 with children (including stepchildren).
An uncontested divorce will be finalized about three to eight weeks after all documents are submitted to the court. On the other end of the spectrum, a contested divorce, with or without custody issues, can easily take over a year.
If you are unable to afford an attorney, there are several organizations which provide legal assistance for free and/or based upon income. The Family Court of the First Circuit offers Ho`okele (also known as the Family Court Service Center), the Kapolei Access to Justice Room (KAJR), and Divorce Law in Hawaii Seminars.
In Hawaii, divorce paperwork may be delivered anywhere in the state by the sheriff or the sheriff's deputy, by some other person specially appointed by the court for that purpose, or by any person who is not a party to the action and is 18 years or older, or in any county by the chief of police or the chief's duly