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How Is Child Custody Decided In Idaho? | (208) 534-9129
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about child custody. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
Under Idaho divorce law, the assumption is that joint custody is generally in the best interest of the child. Joint custody arrangements don’t typically split the time on a 50/50 basis, but rather on percentages that will work best for the child. check to learn more.
Child Support and Visitation in Idaho
In Idaho, the courts adhere to the Idaho Child Support Guidelines as a basic layout of the rules for determining the amount of child support that is to be paid. The general principles that are considered when establishing the appropriate amount of support include the following: (1) both parents are to share responsibility for their child, according to their income; (2) child support takes precedence over other creditors, so child support should be allocated without regard to debt assumption; check to learn more.
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My son and girlfriend lived
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My son and girlfriend lived together 7 years, and produced a child, a boy who is autistic. She dissolved the relationship and is planning to move with this child to England, where she has a online lover whom she's never met. What legal recourse to we have to ensure this child not be taken halfway across the world?