Opinion
24532
December 5, 2001.
APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT (FC-S NOS. 00-059 00-060)
MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, RAMIL, and ACOBA, JJ.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
Upon review of the statement contesting jurisdiction, the motion to dismiss appeal and the record, it appears that: (1) the right to appeal the family court's June 26, 2001 order terminating parental rights and awarding permanent custody was conditioned upon the filing of a motion for reconsideration of the order within twenty days after the order was entered; see HRS § 571-54; In the Interest of Jane Doe, 77 Haw. 109, 113, 883 P.2d 30, 34 (1994); In the Interest of Jane Doe, 3 Haw. App. 391, 394, 651 P.2d 492, 494 (1982); (2) no motion for reconsideration was filed by mother-appellant; and thus, (3) the jurisdictional requirements for appealing the June 26, 2001 order have not been met and we lack jurisdiction over this appeal. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.