GENERAL
PROVISIONS



 



§551-1  Jurisdiction.  Family courts
shall have exclusive jurisdiction to appoint guardians for minors, and circuit
courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to appoint conservators for both
adults and minors.  The family and circuit courts shall have concurrent
jurisdiction over guardianships for incapacitated adults.  Either a guardian or
conservator, or both, may be appointed. [CC 1859, §1343; am L 1903, c 16, §1;
RL 1925, §3064; am L 1925, c 42, §1; RL 1935, §4850; RL 1945, §12500; RL 1955,
§338-1; HRS §551-1; am L 1972, c 145, §1(e); am L 1976, c 200, pt of §1; am L
2004, c 161, §16]



 



Cross References



 



  Jurisdiction to appoint guardian:  Minors, see §571-11;
adults, see §571-14.



  Jurisdiction of circuit court, see §§603-21.6, 603-36.



 



Case Notes



 



  Powers, inherent powers of a court of chancery.  See 13 H.
257, 262; 26 H. 337, 340-41.



  Jurisdiction at chambers.  See 16 H. 13, 15; 16 H. 242, aff'd
197 U.S. 348; 16 H. 412.



  Under this section, even before family court constituted, court
could appoint guardian of person or estate without appointing both, whether for
a minor, insane person or spendthrift.  34 H. 935, 941.