An uncontested divorce is one in which the parties are able to reach agreement on all terms, rather than presenting issues to the court for resolution. This can allow the parties to get a divorce without having to appear in court. Self-represented parties in Hawaiʻi have free resources available to them. While the parties may
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Even a necessary divorce can upend children’s lives in ways they can’t handle alone. Learn how child and family therapy gives kids a neutral place to be heard, and what parents should do (and avoid) to help.
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Being served with a divorce complaint can leave you feeling lost. Here is what a defendant needs to do first, what can wait, and how to get support before making big decisions.
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Why You May Need a CDRE, Not Just a Realtor, When Selling the Family Home in a Divorce If the family home has to be sold as part of your divorce, the natural first step is to call a real estate agent a friend recommended, or the one who helped you buy the house. For
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“Property Rich, Cash Poor” Is a Trap Worth Avoiding If you’re divorcing later in life, the biggest asset on the table often isn’t the house — it’s your retirement accounts. And how those accounts get valued and divided can matter more to your long-term financial security than almost anything else in the settlement. I recently
If you’ve started working on your Asset and Debt Statement for a Hawaii divorce, you already know it’s one of the most important — and most tedious — documents in the entire process. The Family Court relies heavily on this statement to understand what you own, what you owe, and how property should be divided.
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Marital agreements aren’t just for the wealthy or those on a second marriage. Learn about the major life changes — from relocating to Hawaii to becoming a stay-at-home parent — that make a premarital or postnuptial agreement worth considering.
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An overview of how Hawaii’s marital partnership property system works in divorce under HRS § 580-47, including how date-of-marriage assets, gifts, inheritances, and appreciation are treated.
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Filling out your Asset and Debt Statement isn’t a formality — it’s a sworn financial disclosure. Here’s why every field matters, what counts as a good-faith estimate, and what you’re actually certifying when you sign it.
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Most people assume a divorcing couple has only two choices when it comes to the family home: one spouse buys out the other, or the house gets sold and the proceeds are split. But there is a third path that more couples are exploring, especially with today’s mortgage rates making it harder to refinance into