Carroll v. Nagatori-Carroll

1 Citing case

  1. Torres v. Torres

    100 Haw. 397 (Haw. 2002)   Cited 27 times
    Holding that surviving spouse benefits did not vest in the then-current spouse upon the participant's retirement

    We review the family court's conclusion to award benefits under a manifest abuse of discretion standard. See Carroll v. Nagatori-Carroll, 90 Haw. 376, 381, 978 P.2d 814, 819 (1999) ("Under the abuse of discretion standard of review, the appellate court is not authorized to disturb the family court's decision unless (1) the family court disregarded rules or principles of law or practice to the substantial detriment of a party litigant; (2) the family court failed to exercise its equitable discretion; or (3) the family court's decision clearly exceeds the bounds of reason." (Brackets and quotation marks omitted.)).