Legal Opinion

Woodruff v. Keale

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided December 9, 1981No. 7509PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, J.

This is an appeal from a family court order terminating the parental rights of the appellants, Carlin Craig Woodruff and Mikala Kalaulipo Kanahele Woodruff, in their natural child, Jane Doe. The family court found that appellants had failed to provide for Jane’s care and support although able to do so while Jane was on Niihau in the custody of Mrs. Jean Keale and her son John for over one year, pursuant to HRS § 571-61(b)(1)(D). The court additionally found that termination of the Woodruffs’ parental rights and granting of custody of Jane to the Keales would be…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Holley v. AdamsTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. KotisHawaii Supreme Court · 1999
  2. In the Interest of DoeHawaii Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Iddings v. Mee-LeeHawaii Supreme Court · 1996
  4. In re of K.A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Tauese v. State, Department of Labor & Industrial RelationsHawaii Supreme Court · 2006

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