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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 551-2

Guardian ad litem; next friend; appointment

CC 1859, §1349; am L 1903, c 16, §2; RL 1925, §3070; RL 1935, §4857; RL 1945, §12507; am L 1947, c 78, §1; RL 1955, §338-8; HRS §551-2; am L 1972, c 145, §1(f); gen ch 1985

Nothing in this chapter impairs or affects the power of any court to appoint a guardian to defend the interests of any minor or person not in being impleaded in such court, or interested in any matter there pending, or its power to appoint or allow any person as next friend for a minor, to commence, prosecute, or defend any action or proceeding in the minor's behalf; provided that in all proceedings for annulment, divorce, or separation, except in the case of annulment on the ground of nonage, either spouse, although a minor, may sue or be sued in the minor's name without a guardian or next friend.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.