Proceedings to establish the paternity of the child and to compel support under this act may be commenced by the mother, whether a minor or not, or by the child’s guardian or other person standing in a paternal relation or being the next of kin of the child, or by the department of health and welfare on behalf of a child for whom services are being provided under Title IV-D of the social security act.
Idaho Code § 7-1110
Proceedings — By whom brought
Known as the Paternity Act
The act spans §§ 7–7 (29 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Henderson v. Smith (1996)
Most recently applied in Henderson v. Smith (April 1996)
1969, ch. 93, § 9, p. 318; am. 1978, ch. 151, § 1, p. 333; am. 1995, ch. 234, § 2, p. 791.
Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.