Honolulu City Council Policy Resolutions(Link to original Word Processing Version)
83-382
AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL
TO REPRESENT THE FAMILY COURT IN ANY CONTEMPT
PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY
CHILD SUPPORT OR SPOUSE SUPPORT ORDER
WHEREAS, the Family Support Division of the Department of
the Corporation Counsel has long performed a significant service
in our community through the establishment of paternity of
children born out of wedlock and securing and enforcing support
for them; the initiation and enforcement actions brought under
the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act; the
enforcement of support orders relating to divorce and other
matrimonial actions; and the representation of the Family Court
in enforcement of support orders; and
WHEREAS, the role of the Department of the Corporation
Counsel, Family Support Division in the enforcement of support
orders is confirmed and mandated by Sections 580-15, 346-39,
Chapter 576 and Chapter 584 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes; and
WHEREAS, a legal question has been raised as to the
authority of the Department of the Corporation Counsel, Family
Support Division, to represent the Family Court in any contempt
proceeding for the enforcement of any child support or spouse
support order; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City and County of
Honolulu that the Department of the Corporation Counsel, Family
Support Division, has been and continues to be authorized, as
described in Section 580-15 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, to
represent the Family Court in the enforcement of any child
support or spouse support order; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of the
Corporation Counsel, Family Support Division, has been and
continues to be authorized to provide legal services to both
welfare and non-welfare families in our community through its
activities to establish the paternity of children born out of
wedlock and securing and enforcing support for them; to initiate
and enforce support under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of
Support Act; and to enforce support orders relating to divorce
and other matrimonial actions; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk be directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the Department of the Corporation Counsel and to District Family Court Judge Michael A. Town.
INTRODUCED BY:
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DATE OF INTRODUCTION:
December 6, 1983
Adopted Meeting Held:
December 6, 1983
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