Current Version
| Region | Hawaii |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | Jul 24, 2016 |
| Description | Any adult may petition, and married and civil union-ed couples must petition jointly per Revised Statute §578-1. The status is ambiguous because second-parent adoption for same-sex couples varies by judge and county, and no decision by the lower court has been approved by case law in appellate court, nor by state statute. |
| Sources | www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/hawaii Hawaii Rev. Stat. §578-1 |
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Revision History (4)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Any adult may petition, and married and civil union-ed couples must petition jointly per Revised Statute §578-1. The status is ambiguous because second-parent adoption for same-sex couples varies by judge and county, and no decision by the lower court has been approved by case law in appellate court, nor by state statute. |
| Sources | www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/hawaii Hawaii Rev. Stat. §578-1 |