IN INTEREST OF DOE

No. 18291.

926 P.2d 1290 (1996)

83 Hawai`i 367

In the Interest of John DOE, Born on August 6, 1987.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

As Amended on Grant of Reconsideration December 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie W.C. Fong and Walter R. Schoettle, on the briefs, Honolulu, for appellant.

Jay K. Goss and Kenneth Enright, Deputy Attorneys General, on the briefs, Honolulu, for appellee.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ.


KLEIN, Justice.

In this case, involving the disposition and status of a child (John Doe) under the Child Protective Act (CPA), Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) chapter 587 (1993), Doe's mother (Mother) appeals from a family court order terminating her parental rights, awarding permanent custody to the Department of Human Services (DHS), and denying her motion to compel DHS to return Doe to the Philippines. Mother asserts, inter alia, that the family court never had...

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