Section 32-11-103 – PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY OTHER LAW.
32-11-103. PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY OTHER LAW. This chapter does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child. History: [32-11-103, added 2000, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 626.]
Section 32-11-207 – INCONVENIENT FORUM.
32-11-207. INCONVENIENT FORUM. (a) A court of this state which has jurisdiction under this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. The […]
Section 32-11-104 – APPLICATION TO INDIAN TRIBES.
32-11-104. APPLICATION TO INDIAN TRIBES. A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian child welfare act, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the Indian child welfare act. History: [32-11-104, added 2000, ch. 227, sec. 2, […]
Section 32-11-208 – JURISDICTION DECLINED BY REASON OF CONDUCT.
32-11-208. JURISDICTION DECLINED BY REASON OF CONDUCT. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 32-11-204, Idaho Code, or by other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this chapter because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to exercise its […]
Section 32-11-105 – INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
32-11-105. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying parts 1 and 2 of this chapter. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a child custody determination made in […]
Section 32-11-209 – INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO COURT.
32-11-209. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO COURT. (a) In a child custody proceeding each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under oath as to the child’s present address or whereabouts, the places where the child has lived during the last five (5) years, and the […]
Section 32-11-106 – EFFECT OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
32-11-106. EFFECT OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION. A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with section 32-11-108, Idaho Code, or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of […]
Section 32-11-210 – APPEARANCE OF PARTIES AND CHILD.
32-11-210. APPEARANCE OF PARTIES AND CHILD. (a) In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who is in this state to appear before the court in person with or without the child. The court may order any person who is in this state and who has […]
Section 32-11-107 – PRIORITY.
32-11-107. PRIORITY. If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this chapter is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously. History: [32-11-107, added 2000, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 626.]
Section 32-11-108 – NOTICE TO PERSONS OUTSIDE STATE.
32-11-108. NOTICE TO PERSONS OUTSIDE STATE. (a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given […]