2014 Idaho Statutes
Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 63 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIME PREVENTION
Section 39-6304 - ACTION FOR PROTECTION.
(2) A person may seek relief from domestic violence by filing a petition based on a sworn affidavit with the magistrates division of the district court, alleging that the person or a family or household member, whether an adult or a child, is the victim of domestic violence. Any petition properly filed under this chapter may seek protection for any additional persons covered by this chapter. A custodial or noncustodial parent or guardian may file a petition on behalf of a minor child who is the victim of domestic violence.
(3) A person's right to petition for relief under this chapter shall not be affected by that person's having left the residence or household to avoid abuse.
(4) The petition shall disclose the existence of any custody or any marital annulment, dissolution or separation proceedings pending between the parties, the existence of any other custody order affecting the children of the parties, and the existence of child protection or adoption proceedings affecting the children of any party.
(5) When the petitioner requests custody of any child, the petition shall disclose:
(6) A petition shall be filed in the county of the respondent's residence, the petitioner's residence, or where the petitioner is temporarily residing.
History:
[39-6304, added 1988, ch. 341, sec. 1, p. 1014; am. 1989, ch. 136, sec. 3, p. 307; am. 2000, ch. 136, sec. 2, p. 356.]
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