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The Hawaii State family courts are the family courts in the state court system of Hawaii. They have exclusive jurisdiction [citation needed] over cases involving legal minors, such as juvenile delinquency, status offenses, abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, adoption, guardianships and detention among others. [1]
Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court [1] Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals [2] Hawaii state circuit courts (4 circuits) [3] Hawaii State family courts (4 circuits) [4] Hawaii state district courts (including Small Claims Court) [5] Hawaiʻi State Land Court [6] Hawaii Tax Appeal Court [6] Federal courts located in Hawaii. United States District ...
The state legislature has created additional statewide courts on paper, but failed to constitute them as actual courts with their own judges, support staff, and courthouses. Instead, judges of the First Circuit serve as the statewide Tax Appeal Court and one judge of the First Circuit serves as the judge of the statewide Land Court.
The primary civil and criminal court in Hawaii is the body known as the Hawaii state circuit courts. They rule all jury trial cases and have exclusive jurisdiction over probate , guardianship and criminal felony cases as well as civil cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000.
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Hawaii.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
Additionally, federal, several state, and county department offices have been relocated to the Kapolei area. [11] In 2010 the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary Court relocated family court matters from cramped offices in downtown Honolulu to a newly constructed, technologically advanced building in Kapolei. [24]
The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (in case citations, D. Haw.) is the principal trial court of the United States Federal Court System in the state of Hawaii. The court's territorial jurisdiction encompasses the state of Hawaii and the territories of Midway Atoll, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll ...
The Family Court was created by Part 2 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, merging the family law functions of the county courts and magistrates' courts into one. Two scenarios are covered by the Children Act of 1989: private law cases, where the applicant and respondent are usually the child's parents ; and public law cases, where the applicant ...