Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 16-2006 (2026)
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Content of petition.
The petition for the termination of the parent and child relationship shall include, to the best information and belief of the petitioner:
a. The name and place of residence of the petitioner;
b. The name, sex, date and place of birth, and residence of the child;
c. The basis for the court’s jurisdiction;
d. The relationship of the petitioner to the child, or the fact that no relationship exists;
e. The names, addresses, and dates of birth of the parents; and where the child is illegitimate, the names, addresses and dates of birth of both parents, if known to the petitioner;
f. Where the child’s parent is a minor, the names and addresses of said minor’s parents or guardian of the person; and where the child has no parent or guardian, the relatives of the child to and including the second degree of kindred;
g. The name and address of the person having legal custody or guardianship of the person or acting in loco parentis to the child or authorized agency having legal custody or providing care for the child;
h. The grounds on which termination of the parent and child relationship is sought;
i. The names and addresses of the persons and authorized agency or officer thereof to whom or to which legal custody or guardianship of the person of the child might be transferred;
j. A list of the assets of the child together with a statement of the value thereof.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: Matter of Andersen, 589 P.2d 957 (Idaho 1978).
Matter of Andersen, 589 P.2d 957 (Idaho 1978). “I.C. § 16-2006 provides for the situation where parents consent to termination, and therefore no subsequent hearings are required on the merits of the petition.”
Idaho Dep't of Health & Welfare v. Doe, 395 P.3d 1269 (Idaho 2017). “Idaho Code section 16-2006(1) provides that a court may terminate the parental rights of a parent if it is found that such termination is in the best interests of the child and that one or more of the following conditions exists: (b) The parent has neglected or abused the child.”
Idaho Dep't of Health & Welfare v. Doe, 396 P.3d 695 (Idaho 2017). “The magistrate court terminated Doe’s rights on the statutory basis of Idaho Code section 16-2006(1), namely, that Doe is incarcerated and is likely to remain incarcerated for a substantial period of time during his sons’ (A.”
Jane Doe (13-23) v. John Doe, 315 P.3d 848 (Idaho 2013). “Idaho Code section 16-2006 requires that a petition for the termination of a parent and child relationship shall include “[t]he grounds on which termination of the parent and child relationship is sought.”
In Re Termination of the Parental Rights of Doe, 396 P.3d 1162 (Idaho 2017). “The court found that he was a serial child molester; that there was credible evidence that he had sexually abused most of his children; that the abuse had been happening for at least six *284 teen years; that he had repeatedly confessed, repented, and then continued molesting…”
John & Jane Doe II v. John Doe I, 395 P.3d 814 (Idaho 2017). “Idaho Code section 16-2006(1) provides that parental rights may be terminated if it is in the best interests of the child and at least one of the following conditions exists: (a) The parent has abandoned the child.”
Idaho Dep't of Health & Welfare v. Doe, 389 P.3d 192 (Idaho Ct. App. 2016). “Upon finding a statutory ground for termination, the court must also find that it is in the best interests of the child to terminate the parent-child relationship.”
John Doe I & Jane Doe I v. John Doe (Idaho Ct. App. 2024). “) As relevant to this appeal, those grounds are set forth in I.C. § 16-2005(1) as follows: (1) The court may grant an order terminating the relationship where it finds that termination of parental rights is in the best interests of the child and that one (1) or more of the…”
H & W v. John Doe (2016-44) (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). “He cites to I.C. § 16-2006(h) and Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) and 8(d) to support his argument.”
Jane Doe I v. Jane Doe II, 402 P.3d 1089 (Idaho 2017). “This adoption agreement did not comply with the requirements of section 16-2006(4). This adoption agreement does not contain any expression of Grandmother’s consent to Former Girlfriend’s adoption of CG.”
IDHW v. Jane Doe (Idaho Ct. App. 2024). “Idaho Code Section 16-2006 provides that a “petition for the termination of the parent and child relationship shall include, to the best information and belief of the petitioner” the “grounds on which termination of the parent and child relationship is sought.”
IDHW v. John Doe (Idaho Ct. App. 2024). “Idaho Code Section 16-2006 provides that a “petition for the termination of the parent and child relationship shall include, to the best information and belief of the petitioner” the “grounds on which termination of the parent and child relationship is sought.”
— Idaho Code § 16-2006(1) — 5 cases
Idaho Dep't of Health & Welfare v. Doe, 395 P.3d 1269 (Idaho 2017). “Idaho Code section 16-2006(1) provides that a court may terminate the parental rights of a parent if it is found that such termination is in the best interests of the child and that one or more of the following conditions exists: (b) The parent has neglected or abused the child.”
Idaho Dep't of Health & Welfare v. Doe, 396 P.3d 695 (Idaho 2017). “The magistrate court terminated Doe’s rights on the statutory basis of Idaho Code section 16-2006(1), namely, that Doe is incarcerated and is likely to remain incarcerated for a substantial period of time during his sons’ (A.”
In Re Termination of the Parental Rights of Doe, 396 P.3d 1162 (Idaho 2017). “The court found that he was a serial child molester; that there was credible evidence that he had sexually abused most of his children; that the abuse had been happening for at least six *284 teen years; that he had repeatedly confessed, repented, and then continued molesting…”
John & Jane Doe II v. John Doe I, 395 P.3d 814 (Idaho 2017). “Idaho Code section 16-2006(1) provides that parental rights may be terminated if it is in the best interests of the child and at least one of the following conditions exists: (a) The parent has abandoned the child.”
Idaho Dep't of Health & Welfare v. Doe, 389 P.3d 192 (Idaho Ct. App. 2016). “Upon finding a statutory ground for termination, the court must also find that it is in the best interests of the child to terminate the parent-child relationship.”
— Idaho Code § 16-2006(4) — 1 case
Jane Doe I v. Jane Doe II, 402 P.3d 1089 (Idaho 2017). “This adoption agreement did not comply with the requirements of section 16-2006(4). This adoption agreement does not contain any expression of Grandmother’s consent to Former Girlfriend’s adoption of CG.”
— Idaho Code § 16-2006(h) — 3 cases
John Doe I & Jane Doe I v. John Doe (Idaho Ct. App. 2024). “) As relevant to this appeal, those grounds are set forth in I.C. § 16-2005(1) as follows: (1) The court may grant an order terminating the relationship where it finds that termination of parental rights is in the best interests of the child and that one (1) or more of the…”
H & W v. John Doe (2016-44) (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). “He cites to I.C. § 16-2006(h) and Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) and 8(d) to support his argument.”
John Doe I & Jane Doe I v. Jane Doe (Idaho Ct. App. 2025).
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