§578-11  Disposition in case of death of
petitioners.  Notwithstanding the death of a petitioner or the petitioners
during the pendency of the petition, the court, if it finds that the best
interests of the individual to be adopted will be served thereby, and, in the
case of a surviving petitioner, that such petitioner so desires, may enter a
decree of adoption as prayed for in the petition, effective as of the date of
the filing of the petition. [RL 1945, pt of §12276; am L 1953, c 115, pt of §1;
RL 1955, §331-11; HRS §578-11; am L 1973, c 211, §3(i); am L 1976, c 194,
§1(6)]