Custody presumption
Joint / Shared Parenting Presumption
Idaho Code § 32-717B
Custody & parenting time in Idaho
Presumption that joint custody is in the child's best interests absent specific findings.
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Voluntary acknowledgment or court action.
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Income Shares Guidelines (Idaho Rules of Family Law Procedure).
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Relocation analyzed under best-interest factors.
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Civil protection orders available.
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Idaho follows the "Joint / Shared Parenting Presumption" approach. Presumption that joint custody is in the child's best interests absent specific findings.
General educational summary of Idaho law, not legal advice. Statutes and local rules change—verify with the official court source and a licensed Idaho family-law attorney before acting.