§501-74 - Decree, contents of.
§501-74 Decree, contents of. Every
decree of registration shall bear the date of the year, day, hour, and minute
of its entry, and shall be signed by the registrar. It shall state whether the
owner is married or unmarried, and if married the full name of the husband or
wife. If the owner (or spouse of the owner) has been known by more than one
name, all the names of such person shall be stated. The wife's maiden name and
surname shall be stated in all cases. If the owner is under disability it shall
state the nature of the disability, and if a minor, shall state the minor's
age. It shall contain a description of the land as finally determined by the
court; and shall set forth the estate of the owner, and also, in such manner as
to show their relative priority, all particular estates, mortgages, easements,
liens, attachments, and other encumbrances including rights of husband or wife,
if any, to which the land or the owner's estate is subject; and may contain any
other matter properly to be determined in pursuance of this chapter. The
decree shall be stated in a convenient form for transcription upon the
certificate of title hereinafter mentioned. [L 1903, c 56, §40; RL 1925, §3230;
RL 1935, §5038; RL 1945, §12638; RL 1955, §342-39; HRS §501-74; gen ch 1985; am
L 1988, c 346, §2]
Case Notes
Dower must be noted. 21 H. 431, 434; 35 H. 816.
Surveyed description of land in decree construed same as in
instrument inter partes. 23 H. 51.
Infant, rights of after reaching majority. 41 H. 490,
remanded 256 F.2d 208, modified 42 H. 661, app. dism'd 267 F.2d 449.
Cited: 40 H. 730, 733.
Mentioned: 75 H. 164, 858 P.2d 712.