§580-24  Allowance for spouse and family. 
Every person who is deceived into contracting an illegal marriage with a man or
woman having another spouse living, under the belief that he or she was
unmarried, may be entitled to a just allowance for the support of the deceived
spouse and family out of the property of the deceiving spouse, which the
deceived spouse may obtain at any time after action commenced upon application
to the family court having jurisdiction.  In addition to the allowance, the
court may also compel the defendant to advance reasonable amounts for the
compensation of witnesses and other reasonable expenses of trial to be incurred
by the plaintiff. [CC 1859, §1316; am L 1903, c 22, §3; am L 1919, c 43, §1; RL
1925, §2958; RL 1935, §4453; RL 1945, §12204; RL 1955, §324-4; am L 1966, c 22,
§6; HRS §580-24; am L 1973, c 211, §5(k); am L 1974, c 65, pt of §2]



 



Case Notes



 



  Application to claim of "putative wife".  See 27
F.2d 582 rev'g 29 H. 770.



  Cited:  3 H. 489, 495; 20 H. 633, 637.