Grounds for Divorce: The court shall grant a no-fault divorce upon a finding of one of the following causes:
1. The marriage is irretrievably broken
2. “The parties have lived separate and apart under a decree of separation from bed and board entered by any court of competent jurisdiction, the term of separation has expired, and no reconciliation has been effected”
3. “The parties have lived separate and apart for a period of two years or more under a decree of separate maintenance entered by any court of competent jurisdiction, and no reconciliation has been effected”
4. “The parties have lived separate and apart for a continuous period of two years or more immediately preceding the application, there is no reasonable likelihood that cohabitation will be resumed, and the court is satisfied that, in the particular circumstances of the case, it would not be harsh and oppressive to the defendant or contrary to the public interest to a divorce on this ground on the complaint of the plaintiff” [Hawaii Revised Statutes]
Residency Requirements: “No absolute divorce from the bond of matrimony shall be granted for any cause unless either party to the marriage has been domiciled or has been physically present in the State for a continuous period of at least six months next preceding the application therefor. A person who may be residing on any military or federal base, installation, or reservation within the State or who may be present in the State under military orders shall not thereby be prohibited from meeting the requirements of this section.” [Hawaii Revised Statutes]
Hawaii Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Hawaii Child Support Enforcement Agency
Telephone: Listed by county on the website
Hawaii Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
Hawaii Child Support Guidelines
Hawaii Child Support Guidelines Calculations Worksheet
Hawaii Divorce Forms Online
Hawaii Divorce Laws
Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 580
Hawaii Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Telephone: 808–832–9316
Hawaii Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Telephone: Listed by county on website.
Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii
Telephone: 808-528-7046
Toll Free: 800-839-5200
Hawaii Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Kauai Economic Opportunity, Inc.: 808–245–4077
Mediation Center of Molokai: 808–553–3844
Mediation Center of the Pacific, Inc.: 808–521–6767
Mediation Services of Maui, Inc.: 808–244–5744
West Hawaii Mediation Services: 808–885–5525
Hawaii State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
Hawaii State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Statewide: 808–537–9140
