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 […]
KHON2 News Speaks with Gavin Doi about Child Support
KHON2 News speaks with Gavin Doi about a proposed law to collect child support from grandparents KHON2 News speaks with Gavin Doi of Doi/Luke, Islandlawyers on February 3, 2015, about a proposed law in he Hawaii Legislature to collect child support from grandparents of children on state assistance. Specifically, the proposed State House Bill 128 […]
Gavin Doi Talks to KHON2 About Paternity & Child Support
Marisa Yamane of KHON2 News interviews Gavin Doi for an Action Line story involving family law.
Divorce Issues Checklist
A helpful tool when trying to settle your divorce When thinking about your contested or uncontested divorce, it is important to have thought about the different issues that will arise. Below is a handy checklist of the important issues in a divorce. Note that this is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list, but a good […]
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”) […]