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Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 7-1111 (2026)

Commencement of proceedings. 

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Commencement of proceedings. 

(1) Proceedings are commenced by either the filing of a verified voluntary acknowledgment of parentage executed by both the mother and father of the child; or by the filing of a verified complaint, alleging that the person named as defendant is the father of the child and petitioning the court to issue a summons. The service of summons, the complaint, and all pleadings shall be in accordance with the Idaho rules of civil procedure.

(2)  A voluntary acknowledgment of parentage may be executed by the mother, whether a minor or not, and the father, whether a minor or not, and regardless of the marital status of the mother or father. The acknowledgment shall be verified by both the mother and the father.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2004–2013 · leading case: Roe Fam. Servs. v. Doe, 88 P.3d 749 (Idaho 2004).
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Roe Fam. Servs. v. Doe, 88 P.3d 749 (Idaho 2004). · cites it 2× “where the putative father has failed to timely commence proceedings to establish paternity under [I.C. § 7-1111], and by filing with the vital statistics unit of the department of health and welfare, notice of his commencement of proceedings to establish paternity of the child…”
Doe v. Roe, 127 P.3d 105 (Idaho 2005). · cites it 2× “from either an unmarried biological father who has filed a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity with the vital statistics unit of the department of health and welfare pursuant to section 7-1006, Idaho Code” or from an unmarried biological father who has “manifested a full…”
Doe v. Idaho Dep't of Health & Welfare, 304 P.3d 1202 (Idaho 2013). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code section 16-2007(5) provides, in pertinent part: Where the putative father has failed to timely commence proceedings to establish paternity under section 7-1111, Idaho Code, and by filing with the vital statistics unit of the department of health and welfare, notice of…”
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