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MEDIA RELEASE New child support guidelines took effect Aug. 29, superseding all prior guidelines and amendments. The amended child support guidelines and interactive worksheets are posted on the Judiciary’s website. Among other changes, the new guidelines reflect the 2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines for Hawaii and increases the minimum child support from $50 to $70. Also, […]

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About half (46.8 percent) of parents owed child support in 2007 received the full amount, while nearly one-third (29.5 percent) received only a portion of the total due and about one-quarter (23.7 percent) received none of the child support they were owed, according to a new national report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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MEDIA RELEASE Nine new laws passed by the Legislature during the 2008 session and signed by Gov. Linda Lingle took effect Thursday, Jan. 1.   “Among the new laws are measures designed to protect children from Internet predators, compel parents to pay child support, and prohibit alcohol consumption in common areas of public housing projects,” […]

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