A couple in Kailua-Kona came to Ohana Law Firm after months of arguing over their home and parenting schedule. William Dean reviewed the terms they reached in mediation and made sure the final agreement met Hawaii
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A husband in Kailua-Kona came to Ohana Law Firm sure his divorce would become a court fight over one rental condo. William Dean helped the couple settle that issue, and the rest of the case moved
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A woman in Puna came to Ohana Law Firm after her former partner kept appearing at her home and making threats. William Dean, Esq. filed an ex parte petition in the Third Circuit Family Court in
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A mother in the Puna district came to Ohana Law Firm after years of documented abuse from her husband. William Dean helped her obtain a protective order under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 586 and later secured
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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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