COLLINS v. WASSELL

No. SCWC-30070.

323 P.3d 1216 (2014)

133 Haw. 34

Colleen P. COLLINS, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John A. WASSELL, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

February 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joy A. San Buenaventura , Hilo, for petitioner.

Andrew S. Iwashita , Hilo, for respondent.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, and McKENNA, JJ., with ACOBA, J., Concurring Separately, and POLLACK, J., Dissenting Separately.


Opinion of the Court by RECKTENWALD, C.J.

In June 2000, Colleen Collins and John Wassell gathered at a park with their friends, families, and a minister, for the apparent purpose of getting married. After the wedding ceremony, the couple began having second thoughts about the marriage because of its financial implications. Specifically, they believed that Collins and her two daughters would be better able to afford college tuition if Collins was listed as a single...

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