Every order entered pursuant to this chapter shall specify, where applicable, the following:

(1) The amount of periodic support to be paid by a party with directions as to the manner of payment;

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-11

  • Administrative order: means the order resulting from an administrative adjudication by a hearings officer or the attorney general, through the agency, of the final disposition of a matter before the agency. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Agency: means the child support enforcement agency established by section 576D-2. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Arrearage: means past due child support under an existing court or administrative order. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Child support: means payment for the necessary support and maintenance of a child as required by law that includes but is not limited to spousal support when being enforced in conjunction with child support or medical support when a court or administrative order requires the debtor parent to pay an amount in lieu of providing medical insurance coverage or to reimburse for maternity and delivery expenses incurred when the debtor parent's child was born. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Court: means the family courts of this State and, when the context requires, a court or agency of any other state having jurisdiction to establish, modify, and enforce support obligations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Department: means the department of the attorney general. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dependent child: means any person to whom a duty of support is owed. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Employer: means any person who uses or engages the services of any person in exchange for the payment of wages or other means of exchange, including the United States government, the State, and any political subdivision thereof, and anyone who is or shall become obligated for payment of income. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • License: means any license, certification, registration, or permit issued by a licensing authority for recreational purposes, or to conduct a trade or business, including a license to practice a profession or vocation, or a license to operate any motor vehicle, boat, airplane, or helicopter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Obligee: means any person to whom payments are required to be made under the terms of a court or administrative order for child support, or child support and spousal support. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Obligor: means a responsible parent obligated by court or administrative order to pay child support. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Party: means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party, including but not limited to the custodial parent and the responsible parent. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Public assistance: means any cash paid or medical assistance provided by the department of human services to or for the benefit of any dependent child, including amounts paid to or on behalf of the child's custodian. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Support order: means an obligation determined by a court or duly authorized administrative agency, for the maintenance of a dependent child, which is owed to or on behalf of the child, or to the parent or custodian with whom the child is living. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
(2) The amount of child support arrearage, if any, that has accrued under an existing court or administrative order;
(3) The amount of child support owed for a period during which public assistance was provided to the child or children by the department of human services;
(4) The amount of the periodic payment to be made in liquidation of child support arrearage, if any;
(5) A statement that a party’s taxes shall be set off against the amount of child support arrearage, if any;
(6) The extent of the party’s responsibility to provide medical insurance coverage for the dependent child involved in the case, or otherwise to pay the reasonable and necessary medical expenses of the dependent child, and a statement that the party is required to keep the agency informed of whether the party has access to medical insurance coverage at a reasonable cost and, if so, the medical insurance policy information;
(7) The name and birth date of the dependent child;
(8) A statement that the property of the party is subject to collection action, including withholding of income, unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, and retirement benefits, seizure of property, disclosure of information relating to the party’s debts to consumer credit reporting agencies, and federal and state tax refund setoff;
(9) A statement that violations of the administrative order are punishable as contempt of court;
(10) A statement notifying the parties of the right to judicial review of administrative orders, and the procedure for obtaining such review;
(11) Identifying information for each party, including social security number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, driver’s license number if different from the social security number, and name, address, and telephone number of the party’s employer, unless there is a finding that such disclosure of information would unreasonably put at risk the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child; and
(12) A statement that both the obligor party and the obligee party are required to file with the state case registry, through the agency, upon entry of the support order and to update as appropriate, information on the identity and location of the party, including social security number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, driver’s license number if different from social security number, and name, address, and telephone number of the party’s employer.