Hawaii Court Case: State of Hawaii v. Doe

STATE OF HAWAI'I, CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, Petitioner-Appellee, and JOE DOE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. JOHN DOE, Respondent-Appellee 

NO. 23057 

INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF HAWAI'I 

98 Haw. 58; 41 P.3d 720 

November 26, 2001, Decided 

Released for Publication February 2, 2002. As Amended December 10, 2001. 

APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT, THIRD CIRCUIT, KONA DIVISION. FC-P NO. 97-136K. 

Affirmed. 

JUDGES:
WATANABE, ACTING C.J., LIM, AND FOLEY, JJ. OPINION OF THE COURT BY LIM, J. 

LIM, J.
Petitioner-Appellant Jane Doe (Mother) appeals the March 9, 1999 decision and order of the family court of the third circuit, n1 and the court's December 20, 1999 order denying her March 19, 1999 motion for reconsideration of its decision and order. She also appeals the court's May 3, 1999 judgment and the notice of entry of judgment of even date. n2

n1 Unless otherwise stated, all actions of the family court of the third circuit relevant to this appeal were taken by the Honorable Victor M. Cox. 
n2 The May 3, 1999 judgment, by its terms, was entered pursuant to Hawai'i Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP) Rule 58 (1999). The HRCP are, however, inapplicable to proceedings in the family courts. HRCP Rule 81(a)(4) (1999). The judgment was for the reimbursement of pretrial child-rearing expenses previously provided for in the court's March 9, 1999 decision and order, a provision in the decision and order that Jane Doe also specifically appeals. The appeal of the judgment thus adds nothing to our consideration of or decision on this appeal and will not be further discussed.