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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 580-25 (2026)

  Inheritance by children

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     §580-25  Inheritance by children.  The children of such illegal marriage shall be entitled to succeed in the same manner as legitimate children, to all the real and personal estate of both parents in the State. [CC 1859, §1317; RL 1925, §2959; RL 1935, §4454; RL 1945, §12205; RL 1955, §324-5; HRS §580-25]

 

Case Notes

 

  Cited:  20 H. 722, 723 (1911).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1986–2005 · leading case: Boulton v. Boulton, 730 P.2d 338 (Haw. 1986).
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Boulton v. Boulton, 730 P.2d 338 (Haw. 1986). · cites it 4× “[3] However, the term is used in several other sections of Chapter 580; HRS § 580-13 (1976) permits the court to sequester a party's "personal estate" to provide for maintenance and alimony; HRS § 580-25 (1976) permits illegitimate children to inherit from the "personal estate"…”
Tagupa v. Tagupa, 121 P.3d 924 (Haw. App. 2005). “§ 580-25 Inheritance by children. The children of such illegal marriage shall be entitled to succeed in the same manner as legitimate children, to all the real and personal estate of both parents in the State.”
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