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NO. 22638

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

In the Interest of

JANE DOE,

Born on October 27, 1997. _______________________________

FC-S NO. 98-05271

FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER

Upon carefully reviewing the record and the briefs submitted by the parties and having given due consideration to the arguments advanced and the issues raised by the parties, we hold that: (1) inasmuch as Intervenor-appellant Anita Hunt (Hunt) failed to demonstrate that she claimed "an interest relating to the property, transaction or custody or visitation of a minor child which is the subject of the action and he [or she] is so situated that the disposition of the action may as a practical matter impair or impede his [or her] ability to protect that interest," pursuant to Hawai`i Family Court Rules (HFCR) Rule 24(a), the family court did not err in denying her motion for intervention of right; (2) inasmuch as Hunt failed to demonstrate on appeal that the family court abused its discretion in disallowing permissive intervention under HFCR Rule 24(b), the family court did not abuse its discretion in denying her motion for permissive intervention; and (3) inasmuch as Hunt did not attempt to utilize the appropriate statutorily-established procedure under Hawaii Revised Statutes

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