OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT HEARINGS
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The Office of Child Support Hearings (OCSH) was established in 1988 to provide a fair and impartial administrative forum for the prompt resolution of child support disputes. Since then, the OCSH has provided administrative hearings for child support matters as a division of the Department of the Attorney General.
The OCSH continues its efforts to improve the adjudication of child support matters through the contested case hearings, pursuant to the directives of Governor Neil Abercrombie and Lt. Governor Brian Schatz, together with initiatives implemented by the Attorney General David M. Louie.
We believe children should have the financial support of both parents. Our efforts to help the families of Hawaii will be guided by our primary responsibilities of fairness and impartiality.
The OCSH conducts administrative hearings to obtain, enforce, or change a child support order. The Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) processes all cases heard by the OCSH. This administrative forum is an alternative to Family Court legal proceedings for child support matters only.
OCSH administrative orders have the same force and effect as Family Court orders for establishing, modifying, terminating or enforcing child support obligations.
OCSH conducts administrative hearings regarding child support pursuant to Chapters 91 and 576E of the Hawaii Revised Statutes when parties (parents or guardians) object to a proposed action or order of the Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA).
The OCSH conducted over three dozen General Information Classes for its hearing participants between November 2008 and June 2011. Click on the link below to view most of the material from these classes.