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Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 3. Property; Family § 577-4

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A stepparent who acts in loco parentis is bound to provide, maintain, and support the stepparent's stepchild during the residence of the child with the stepparent if the legal parents desert the child or are unable to support the child, thereby reducing the child to destitute and necessitous circumstances.

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