Haw. Code R. § 5-31-21.1 - Non-pursuit of paternity

(a) The agency shall not initiate paternity proceedings in the following situations:

(1) Where paternity has been established by court order or voluntary establishment of paternity pursuant to section 584-3.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes; or

(2) Where the mother was married at the time of the birth of the child or the child was born within three hundred days of the divorce of the mother, and no alleged natural father has been identified.

(b) The agency may not initiate paternity proceedings in the following situations:

(1) Where incest or forcible rape is involved;

(2) Where legal proceedings for adoption are involved; or

(3) Where the department of human services has made a good cause determination.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 5-31-21.1

[Eff and comp MAR 30 2014] (Auth: HRS §§ 576D-2, 576D-6) (Imp: HRS §§ 576D-2, 576D-6, 584-3.5; 45 C.F.R. §§302.31, 302.70, 303.5)