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A petition seeking termination of parental rights may be filed within a CPA proceeding. Federal Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) requires and Idaho law imposes a rebuttable presumption that the Department must move for termination of parental rights if a child has been in custody for 15 of the last 22 months.

A child support order can be reviewed for a change in support: After three years at the request of either parent. Or if there has been a substantial change in circumstance that has been maintained for at least six months.

In order to modify an existing parenting plan, the parent that wants to modify the parenting plan is under the burden to prove that there has been a substantial and permanent change in circumstances. If the other parent challenges the change in circumstances, it will be up to you and your attorney to prove the change.

Failure of the parent to maintain this relationship without just cause for a period of one (1) year shall constitute prima facie evidence of abandonment under this section; provided however, where termination is sought by a grandparent seeking to adopt the child, the willful failure of the parent to maintain a normal ...

Consent is required from the terminating parent under Idaho Code section 16-1504. Consent must be witnessed by a district judge or magistrate of a district court, or equivalent judicial officer of the state, where a person consenting resides.

What is a substantial and material change of circumstances? A substantial and material change of circumstances is a pretty broad term that means there's been a major change that impacts one or both parents or the child that warrants changing the custody order.