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Service of process by mail shall be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be complete upon the return of the receipt signed by the defendant to the court. The signature of the defendant on the return receipt shall constitute prima facie proof of service by mail.

When circumstances have changed, the court allows you to file to have the existing orders changed, to modify custody and/or modify child support. You must be able to clearly demonstrate that there has been a material and substantial change in circumstances, involving yourself, the other parent, or the minor child.

Support obligations should be determined without regard to the gender of either parent. Rarely should a parent's child support obligation be set at zero; therefore, there is a rebuttable presumption that each parent should contribute at least $50 per month per child.

Based in child custody laws governing in the state of Idaho, there is no age limit for a child to decide which parent he or she wants to live with. The court usually considers the child's wishes provided that the child is mature enough to make sound reasoning and independent preferences in parenting schedule.

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.