Haw. Rev. Stat. § 572C-4

Requisites of a valid reciprocal beneficiary relationship

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 368 F. Supp. 2d 980 - Citizens for Equal Protection, Inc. v. Bruning (2005)

Most recently applied in Milberger v. KBHL, LLC (February 2007)

L 1997, c 383, pt of §1; am L 2012, c 267, §11

In order to enter into a valid reciprocal beneficiary relationship, it shall be necessary that:

(1) Each of the parties be at least eighteen years old;

(2) Neither of the parties be married, a party to another reciprocal beneficiary relationship, or a partner in a civil union;

(3) The parties be legally prohibited from marrying one another under chapter 572;

(4) Consent of either party to the reciprocal beneficiary relationship has not been obtained by force, duress, or fraud; and

(5) Each of the parties sign a declaration of reciprocal beneficiary relationship as provided in section 572C-5.

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