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Crofford v. Adachi.

Haw.February 28, 2022No. SCWC-16-0000365Cited 2 times
Defendant WinAdachi

Case Details

Status
Published
Procedural Posture
appeal

Related Laws

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Outcome

The Hawaii Supreme Court held that marital agreements accounting for fault or misconduct in property division are unenforceable as they violate Hawaii's public policy favoring no-fault divorce and equitable distribution of marital property.

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