14 chapters · 310 sections in this title.
HRS §551-1 Jurisdiction
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GENERAL PROVISIONS §551-1 Jurisdiction. Family courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to appoint guardians for minors, and circuit courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to appoint conservators for both adults and minors. The family and circuit courts shall have concurrent ju…
HRS §551-2 Guardian ad litem; next friend; appointment
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§551-2 Guardian ad litem; next friend; appointment. Nothing in this chapter impairs or affects the power of any court to appoint a guardian to defend the interests of any minor or person not in being impleaded in such court, or interested in any matter there pending, or its power…
HRS §551-21 Small estates; clerk of the court to act when
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GUARDIANS AND DISPOSITION OF SMALL ESTATES §551-21 Small estates; clerk of the court to act when. Whenever so requested as provided in section 560:5-403, the court may appoint the clerk of the court of that circuit as conservator of the protected person whose estate is of a value…
HRS §551-22 Estates less than $100
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§551-22 Estates less than $100. When the whole estate of a person over the age of eighteen for whom a conservator could be appointed does not exceed the value of $100, the court, in its discretion, without the appointment of a conservator or the giving of bond, may authorize the …