A Hilo mother working two tourism jobs sat in our office with a stack of pay stubs and one question: how does a Hawaii court decide what the other parent owes each month? The answer surprises
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A couple in Kailua-Kona spent fifteen years building a life around their family home before deciding to divorce. Like many Big Island homeowners, their first question was not about custody schedules. It was about the house:
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A client from the Puna district on Hawaii Island came to Ohana Law Firm believing she had to prove her husband’s misconduct to establish grounds for divorce in Hawaii. William Dean explained that HRS Section 580-41
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A client in Hilo came to Ohana Law Firm certain her divorce would take a year or more, because a friend on Oahu had waited that long. Her case involved no children, no contested property, and
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A spouse in Kailua-Kona came to Ohana Law Firm certain there was a set formula for calculating spousal support in Hawaii, the way there is for child support. There is not. Hawaii Family Court judges decide
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A father in Kailua-Kona came to Ohana Law Firm after a new job offer required him to work evenings, making his existing custody schedule impossible to follow. William Dean, Esq. helped him file a modification motion,
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A mother in Hilo had been the primary caregiver for her two young children throughout the marriage, working part time so she could handle school pickups, doctor visits, and bedtime routines. When her husband filed for
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A father in the Puna district of Hawaii Island came to Ohana Law Firm believing he had no real shot at custody. The mother had already moved out with their two children and filed first. Working
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A family in the Puna district of Hawaii Island came to Ohana Law Firm after months of disagreement over where their children would live and go to school. Both parents loved their kids and neither had
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A woman from the Puna district came to Ohana Law Firm last year certain her divorce would cost more than her house was worth. Her case settled as uncontested within four months, and her total legal
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