{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-346-398","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-398","heading":"Petition; venue.","body":"(a) Within thirty days after the voluntary care agreement is signed, the department shall file with the court in the county where the young adult resides a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the court under this part, which shall contain:\n\n(1) The young adult's name, date of birth, and current address;\n\n(2) A statement of facts that supports the eligibility of the young adult for foster care services that includes the following:\n\n(A) The reasonable efforts made to achieve permanency for the young adult; and\n\n(B) The reasons why it is in the best interest of the young adult to extend foster care services; and\n\n(3) A copy of the signed voluntary care agreement.\n\n(b) Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall open a young adult voluntary foster care case for the purpose of determining whether extending foster care services is in the young adult's best interests. The court shall conduct a hearing and make its determination no later than fifteen days after the filing of the petition.\n\n(c) The court shall set a periodic review to be held within one hundred eighty days after the signing of the voluntary care agreement.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 20","Chapter 346"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0346/HRS_0346-0398.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"cf31bda70ad3ab864c4a6ff1885c722d4dbdcfb8965dca9c774902ce2c9b7db7","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-346-397","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-346-399"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}