TORRES v. TORRES

No. 23089.

60 P.3d 798 (2002)

100 Hawai`i 397

Margot C. TORRES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfred TORRES, Jr., Defendant, and Louan Torres, Successor-In-Interest/Party-In-Interest-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

As Amended January 6, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. McCarthy, Honolulu, on the briefs, for survivor-in-interest/party-in-interest-appellant, Louan Torres.

Blake T. Okimoto, Honolulu, on the briefs, for plaintiff-appellee, Margot C. Torres.

Ashley K. Ikeda Honolulu, and Lori K. Aquino (of Van Bourg, Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld), on the briefs, for amicus curiae Board of Trustees of the Pension Trust for Operating Engineers.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, and NAKAYAMA, JJ.; ACOBA, J., dissenting, with whom RAMIL, J., joins.


Opinion of the Court by MOON, C.J.

Successor-in-interest/party-in-interest-appellant Louan B. Torres (Louan), the surviving spouse of Alfred Torres, Jr. (Alfred), appeals from the Family Court of the First Circuit's: (1) November 17, 1999 order granting the motion of plaintiff-appellee Margot C. Torres (Margot), Alfred's ex-spouse, for entry of an amended "qualified domestic relations order"; and (2) December 17, 1999 order denying Louan's motion for reconsideration...

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