Court Jurisdiction and Venue for Adoption Petitions - Idaho
Date: January 2022
Jurisdiction
Citation: Ann. Code § 16-1506
Adoption petitions must be filed in the district court of the relevant county.
If the adoption arises from a child protective act case, the petition shall be filed in the court having jurisdiction over the child protective act case, unless that court relinquishes jurisdiction over the adoption proceeding.
Venue
Citation: Ann. Code § 16-1506
The petition must be filed in the county in which the petitioner(s) resides. Petitioner(s) shall have resided and maintained a dwelling within the State of Idaho for at least 6 consecutive months prior to the filing of the petition.