Hawaii Supreme Court November 28, 2014, No. SCWC-12-0000808 (AC v. AC)

lead-opinion

*222Opinion of the Court by

RECKTENWALD, C.J.

This ease requires us to consider the circumstances under which a family court can limit the time for trial on a petition to determine custody over minor children. Father and Mother, who were never married, are the biological parents of two minor children, Son and Daughter.