Child Support Enforcement Agency v. Doe

Opinion of the Court by

NAKAYAMA, J.

Defendant-appellant John Doe (hereinafter “the father”) appeals from the July 6, 2001 order, findings of fact, and conclusions of law of the Family Court of the First Circuit, the Honorable John C. Bryant, Jr. presiding, establishing John Doe as the father of the child in question, ordering the father to pay child support, arrearages, and birth-related expenses, and allocating expenses for the child’s future medical expenses equally between the parents.

On appeal, the father argues that (1) the Hawaii Uniform Parentage Act (HUPA), Hawaii Revised Statutes…