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Legal Information: Hawaii
Updated:
November 15, 2024572C-4 Requisites of a valid reciprocal beneficiary relationship
In order to enter into a valid reciprocal beneficiary relationship, it shall be necessary that:
(1) Each of the parties be at least eighteen years old;
(2) Neither of the parties be married, a party to another reciprocal beneficiary relationship, or a partner in a civil union;
(3) The parties be legally prohibited from marrying one another under chapter 572;
(4) Consent of either party to the reciprocal beneficiary relationship has not been obtained by force, duress, or fraud; and
(5) Each of the parties sign a declaration of reciprocal beneficiary relationship as provided in section 572C-5.
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