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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 572-28 (2026)

  Suits by and against

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     §572-28  Suits by and against.  A married person may sue and be sued in the same manner as if the person were sole.  This section shall be construed to authorize tort suits between spouses. [L 1888, c 11, §5; RL 1925, §2998; RL 1935, §4649; RL 1945, §12370; RL 1955, §325-5; HRS §573-5; ren and am L 1987, c 46, pt of §2; am L 1993, c 70, §2]

 

Cross References

 

  Torts, who may sue and for what, see §663-1.

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Empowering Battered Women:  Changes in Domestic Violence Laws in Hawai`i.  17 UH L. Rev. 575 (1995).

  Interspousal Torts:  A Procedural Framework for Hawai`i.  19 UH L. Rev. 377 (1997).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1992–1998 · leading case: Epp v. Epp, 905 P.2d 54 (Haw. App. 1995).
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Epp v. Epp, 905 P.2d 54 (Haw. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “It does not permit a marital partner to unilaterally terminate marital agreements.”
Salviejo v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 958 P.2d 552 (Haw. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Sess. L. Act 70, § 2, at 87. The legislative history demonstrates that the amendment was intended "to more fairly and equitably protect married persons[,]” in part by removing the in-terspousal immunity prohibition against suits between spouses "even when such a suit is desired…”
Allstate Ins. v. Wyman, 807 F. Supp. 98 (D. Haw. 1992). · cites it 2× “Haw. Rev.Stat. § 572-28 (1987). However, Concepcion made a negligent entrustment claim against Heavey.”
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