Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 16-1512 (2026)
Appeal from order — Binding effect of adoption order.
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Appeal from order — Binding effect of adoption order.
(1) Any appeal from an order granting or refusing to grant an order of adoption shall be taken to the supreme court.
(2) After the order of adoption by the court becomes final, no party to an adoption proceeding, nor anyone claiming under such party, may later question the validity of the adoption proceedings by reason of any defect or irregularity therein, jurisdiction or otherwise, but shall be fully bound by the order, except for such appeal as may be allowed in subsection (1) of this section. In no event, for any reason, other than fraud on the part of the party adopting a child, shall an adoption be overturned by any court or collaterally attacked by any person or entity after six (6) months from the date the order of adoption becomes final. This provision is intended as a statute of repose.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: John Doe I & Jane Doe I v. John Doe, 566 P.3d 409 (Idaho 2025).
John Doe I & Jane Doe I v. John Doe, 566 P.3d 409 (Idaho 2025). “First, Mother argues that this Court should rehear the appeal because Father’s Rule 60(b)(4) motion was filed more than six months after the entry of judgment and was therefore barred by the statute of repose contained in Idaho Code section 16-1512(2): In no event, for any…”
Jane Doe (13-23) v. John Doe, 315 P.3d 848 (Idaho 2013). “Grandmother contends that Idaho Code section 16-1512 prevented the magistrate court from setting aside the order granting her petition for adoption and that the only remedy available to Father was an appeal to this Court.”
— Idaho Code § 16-1512(2) — 1 case
John Doe I & Jane Doe I v. John Doe, 566 P.3d 409 (Idaho 2025). “First, Mother argues that this Court should rehear the appeal because Father’s Rule 60(b)(4) motion was filed more than six months after the entry of judgment and was therefore barred by the statute of repose contained in Idaho Code section 16-1512(2): In no event, for any…”
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