Form 1.Agreement and Consent to Limited Representation

Current through July 1, 2026 · Last verified September 11, 2026

In one sentenceForm 1 is the written agreement in which an attorney and a client set out exactly which legal services the attorney will provide and which they will not.

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Agreement and Consent to Limited Representation

In order to help you with your legal needs, you, , the client (“Client”),

and the attorney (“Attorney”), agree that Attorney will provide limited

representation to help you with a specific legal matter for a short time or for a particular purpose.

Attorney must act in your best interest and give you competent help. It is important that you be aware,

however, that even after Attorney and you agree that Attorney will provide limited help:

• Attorney DOES NOT HAVE TO GIVE MORE HELP in this limited representation than Attorney and

you have agreed upon; and

• Attorney DOES NOT HAVE TO HELP WITH ANY OTHER PART of your legal matter.

In performing the limited legal services, Attorney:

• Is not promising any particular outcome; and

• Is relying entirely on your disclosure of facts and will not make any independent investigation unless

such an investigation is expressly agreed to in writing in this document.

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I, the Attorney, agree to help you by performing the limited services listed below and no other service, unless

we revise this agreement in writing.

(Initial each applicable section)

Preparation of Pleadings and Documents: Draft pleadings, motions and other documents. (If I am

not appearing in court on your behalf, the pleadings, motions and other documents will

conspicuously display the following statement: “This document was prepared with the assistance of

an attorney.”)

(Optional) List of documents:

Court Appearance: I will appear in court for the limited purpose of:

Discovery: Perform discovery by interrogatories, depositions, production of documents and/or

request for admissions.

Settlement: I will appear on your behalf to negotiate a settlement (i.e. mediation, settlement

conference, etc.)

Other:

Attorney will charge to Client the following costs:

Attorney will charge to Client the following fee for the limited legal representation:

CLIENT’S CONSENT

I have read this Agreement and Consent to Limited Representation and I understand it. I agree that the legal

services listed above are the ONLY legal services to be provided by Attorney. I understand and agree that

Attorney who is helping me with these services is not my attorney for any other purpose and does not have to

give me more legal help. I agree to provide my cooperation to Attorney, including providing Attorney with

sufficient information to responsibly provide the limited assistance I am seeking, and agree that failure to

provide such cooperation may serve as a basis for Attorney to withdraw from this limited representation. I also

understand Attorney will stop helping me when the services listed above have been completed. I have been

informed of, and Attorney has explained to me, the material risks of and reasonably available alternatives to

this proposed limited representation.

I understand that when the legal services listed above have been completed, Attorney may file a "Notice of

Withdrawal of Limited Appearance" and must give me notice. I further understand that if I object to Attorney's

withdrawal, I will have 14 days from the filing of this notice to file an "Objection to Notice of Withdrawal of

Limited Appearance" in compliance with Rule 11.1(b) of the Hawaiʻi Family Court Rules. Attorney may also

file a motion to withdraw as counsel, in which case Attorney must provide me with notice to give me the

opportunity to respond.

I understand that this Agreement and Consent to Limited Representation may be filed with the court “in

camera,” which means that it can only be viewed by the court.

In exchange for Attorney’s limited representation, I agree to pay Attorney’s fees and costs described above.

Signature of Client:

Printed name of Client:

The address I give below is my permanent address where I can be reached:

Client address:

Phone number: FAX:

Message phone:

Name of individual with whom messages may be left:

Email address:

Attorney has reviewed this Agreement and agrees to the terms.

Date:

[Attorney’s signature]

[Attorney’s printed name]

End

Amendment History

The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary’s compiled text of this rule carries no amendment order for this rule. For the adopting orders and any later amendments, see the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary’s rules page.

Plain-English Summary

This is the document behind a limited appearance. It opens by telling the client in plain words what limited representation means: the attorney will help with a specific legal matter for a short time or a particular purpose, must act in the client best interest and give competent help, but does not have to give more help than the two of them agreed and does not have to help with any other part of the legal matter.

Two further warnings follow. In performing the limited services the attorney promises no particular outcome, and relies entirely on the client disclosure of facts without making an independent investigation unless the agreement expressly says otherwise.

The middle of the form is a checklist the client initials service by service: preparation of pleadings and documents, with an optional list of which ones; a court appearance for a stated limited purpose; discovery by interrogatories, depositions, production or requests for admission; settlement negotiation including mediation or a settlement conference; and an open Other. Anything not initialled is not covered. Where the attorney drafts a document but will not appear on it, the form notes the statement that must go on the document itself.

Costs and fees are stated separately, and the client consent section records that the client has read the agreement, understands that the listed services are the only ones the attorney will provide, and has been told the material risks and the reasonably available alternatives. Rule 11.1(a)(2) lets this agreement be submitted to the court in camera rather than filed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Form 1 used for in Hawaii family court?

It is the Agreement and Consent to Limited Representation, in which an attorney and client record which legal services the attorney will and will not provide.

Does Form 1 get filed with the court?

Rule 11.1(a)(2) allows an attorney to submit it in camera, rather than filing it in the public record.

How are the services chosen?

The client initials each applicable section: preparation of pleadings and documents, court appearance for a stated purpose, discovery, settlement, or other.

Does the attorney promise a result?

No. The form states that the attorney is not promising any particular outcome and relies on the client disclosure of facts without independent investigation unless expressly agreed.

Can I use my own version?

Rule 11.1 permits the form appended to the rules or a substantially similar document.

Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the official Hawaii Family Court Rules (Haw. Fam. Ct. R. Form 1). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Hawaii. The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified September 11, 2026. · Official source

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