HI · rules
Haw. Fam. Ct. R. 7
PLEADINGS ALLOWED
There shall be a complaint, petition, application or written request, as required by statute, and an answer that may include a counterclaim and/or cross-claim(s); a reply to a counterclaim denominated as such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim; a third-party complaint, if a person who was not an original party is summoned under the provisions of Rule 14 of these Rules; and a third-party answer, if a third-party complaint is served. No other initial pleading shall be allowed, except that the court may order a reply to an answer or a third-party answer.
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- supplied-hi-08-2026-07-01
- Content hash
3e4e3b9dafbd0b40677df9ef01c2510d659a3e343c67c120c6dd81bea735e813
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