IN INTEREST OF DOE

No. 17297.

883 P.2d 30 (1994)

77 Hawai`i 109

In the Interest of Jane DOE, Born February 22, 1987, Juvenile.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

October 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Paul Levinson, Honolulu, for mother-appellant.

Jay K. Goss (John Campbell, Jr. and Kenneth Enright, with him on the brief), Deputy Attys. Gen., Honolulu, for Dept. of Human Services-appellee.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ.


MOON, Chief Justice.

Appellant, the natural mother (Mother) of Jane Doe (Doe), appeals from the family court's order denying her motion for reconsideration of the family court's determination of exclusive jurisdiction over Doe and award of foster custody of Doe to appellee Department of Human Services (DHS). On appeal, Mother contends that the family court erred in finding jurisdiction and awarding foster custody despite (1) a DHS social worker's unavailability for...

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