In re Guardianship Jane Doe (Order of Amendment)

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

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IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP

OF JANE DOE, A Minor

NO. 22469

APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT

(FC-G NO. 96-0266)

MAY 19, 2000

BURNS, C.J., WATANABE, AND ACOBA, JJ.

The opinion of the court, filed on May 19, 2000, is amended as follows:

1. At page 29, the first full paragraph beginning with the word "However" is deleted.

2. At page 29, the first two sentences under section "X" and the word "Thus" that follows the first two sentences are deleted. Thus, the first paragraph under section "X" will read as follows:

While we believe a family court should expressly consider the parental preference in determining whether a non-parent should be granted guardianship over a minor child, we are convinced that the family court considered factors it would have evaluated in applying the parental preference.

The Clerk of the Court is directed to incorporate the foregoing changes in the original opinion.

JAMES S. BURNS

Chief Judge

SIMEON R. ACOBA, JR.

Associate Judge

CORINNE K. A. WATANABE

Associate Judge