Hawaii Revised Statutes 560:5-603 – Initiation of proceeding
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 560:5-603
- Court: means any duly constituted court. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 560:5-601
- Interested person: means an interested, responsible adult, including but not limited to a public official, the legal guardian, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, parent, legal counsel, adult child, or next of kin of a person allegedly mentally ill, mentally deficient, or as otherwise provided in this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 560:5-601
- Sterilization: means any medical or surgical operation or procedure which can be expected to result in a patient's permanent inability to reproduce. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 560:5-601
- Ward: means an incapacitated person for whom a guardian has been appointed and who, because of the terms of the appointment of the guardian, lacks the legal power to consent to sterilization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 560:5-601
The ward or any interested person may file a petition with the family court, in the circuit in which the ward resides, alleging that the ward meets the requirements for sterilization.