Upon the discontinuance or withdrawal or denial of any petition for adoption, the court may make appropriate temporary orders concerning the care, custody and control of a minor child involved and may refer the minor child to the department of human services or to another appropriate agency or officer for action as in the case of a minor subject to section 571-11(1).
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 578-10
Disposition of minor child on discontinuance, withdrawal or denial of petition
RL 1945, pt of §12276; am L 1953, c 115, pt of §1; RL 1955, §331-10; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §20; am imp L 1965, c 232, §1; HRS §578-10; am L 1973, c 211, §3(h); am L 1976, c 194,…
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