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Child Protective Act

Idaho · Juvenile Proceedings · §§ 16-1601 to 16-1647 · 51 sections

Overview

The Child Protective Act governs the response to child abuse, abandonment, and neglect, placing proceedings involving an endangered child under court jurisdiction and defining the powers and duties of the state child welfare department. It creates a mandatory reporting system — extending immunity to those who report and imposing civil liability for reports made in bad faith — and authorizes emergency removal of a child, followed by shelter care and adjudicatory hearings, investigation including by multidisciplinary teams, and court-approved case plans subject to periodic review and permanency hearings. It also provides for appointment of a guardian ad litem and counsel for the child, and sets procedures for terminating the parent-child relationship, appealing orders, and handling court records.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 83 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 156 Idaho 103 - Re: Thermination of Parental Rights (mother)

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