I Just Got Served by CSEA – What Do I Do?

Dealing with the Hawaii Child Support Enforcement Agency The Hawaii Child Support Enforcement Agency, or CSEA is a division of the Attorney General’s office in charge of establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support orders in Hawaii.  CSEA’s “legal division” (for lack of a better term) is the Administrative Process Branch, or APB.  APB allows for the […]

U.S. Moving Toward Ratification of the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support

U.S. Moving Toward Ratification of the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support The U.S. House on June 5, 2012 advanced toward the country’s ratification of the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support, as reported by the Congressional Research Service.  The proposed treaty, which is formally titled the Hague Convention of […]

Modifying Child Support in Hawaii Via CSEA

Modifying Child Support in Hawaii Via CSEA Dirty little secret of family lawyers: people looking to modify their child support don’t have to go through us — your local child support enforcement agency (CSEA) will handle administrative modifications of your child support, on request.  On a request by either party (the payor/”Responsible Parent” or the payee/”Custodial Parent”) […]