Questions answered by Leslie Ching Allen

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Filing paperwork for divorce?

Leslie's answer | Answered on January 28, 2019

Is the property owned jointly as Tenants by the entirety? If you are on the deed, then he can't make you move without a court order. You need to...

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If I live in Kauai county and move to Oahu do I need fathers permission or to get custody if I am the primary caregiver

Leslie's answer | Answered on January 28, 2019

I am assuming from your question that you and the father have never married. To establish custodial and visitation rights (that are enforceable by...

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I gave temporary custody to my mother in law because my husband and I were having marital problems. How can I relinquish that?

Leslie's answer | Answered on January 14, 2019

The answer to your question depends on the manner in which you gave custody of the boys to your mother-in-law. Was it a formal guardianship? If...

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My children's mother moved back to Hawaii and now wants to go back to our prior orders of visitation. Can she do that?

Leslie's answer | Answered on January 14, 2019

Custody and visitation is always subject to modification where there is a material change of circumstances. The schedule does not automatically...

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My sister recently was divorced in the state of hawaii.

Leslie's answer | Answered on December 10, 2018

Whether you can move to reopen all depends on the individual facts. Did your sister have a legal guardian when the divorce was entered? Can you...

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What can I do, if I don’t agree on my Divorce Decree?

Leslie's answer | Answered on December 10, 2018

In Hawaii, the court will require parents to cover their child's medical insurance if medical insurance is readily available. If your soon to be...

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If I was not afforded due process before being sanctioned do I still hvethe right to be heard..if so is it a motion for a right

Leslie's answer | Answered on December 10, 2018

Under Hawaii law, grandparents do not have visitation or custody rights. Sorry. If you are the court-appointed guardian you might have some rights.

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Divorce decree granted me a house, but my spouse never signed a quit claim deed. Now I’m trying to sell the house.

Leslie's answer | Answered on December 10, 2018

Your spouse has to sign the deed. If he/she refuses, then you need to file an ex parte motion requesting the chief clerk of the family court to...

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Can I cancelled my divorced although we both signed the papers already?

Leslie's answer | Answered on November 26, 2018

If you have signed the Divorce Decree and the Appearance and Waiver, but he hasn't submitted them to court yet, then to slow things down, you can...

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Do we fill out our divorce decree ourselves?

Leslie's answer | Answered on November 21, 2018

You fill it out and sign. Then wait to see if the Judge approves and signs off on what you submit.

Leslie Ching Allen's Answers (100)

Filing paperwork for divorce?

If I live in Kauai county and move to Oahu do I need fathers permission or to get custody if I am the primary caregiver

I gave temporary custody to my mother in law because my husband and I were having marital problems. How can I relinquish that?

My children's mother moved back to Hawaii and now wants to go back to our prior orders of visitation. Can she do that?

My sister recently was divorced in the state of hawaii.

What can I do, if I don’t agree on my Divorce Decree?

If I was not afforded due process before being sanctioned do I still hvethe right to be heard..if so is it a motion for a right

Divorce decree granted me a house, but my spouse never signed a quit claim deed. Now I’m trying to sell the house.

Can I cancelled my divorced although we both signed the papers already?

Do we fill out our divorce decree ourselves?