Idaho Legal Guides
25 guides covering Idaho topics, each with Caselaw search beside the article.
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- Adverse Possession in Idaho
Idaho adverse possession: 20 years under Idaho Code § 5-210. Elements, taxes, color of title, and linked Idaho opinions.
- Can I Get Sued After a Car Accident in Idaho? Does Fault Matter?
Idaho car accident lawsuits and fault: modified comparative fault with a 50% bar (recovery barred at 50% or more fault) under Idaho Code §§ 6-803, 6-804, when you can sue or be sued, insurance rules, and the statute of limitations (2 years — Idaho Code § 5-219(4)).
- Castle Doctrine in Idaho: Deadly Force Against Intruders
Idaho castle doctrine: when occupants may use deadly force against home intruders, key statutes (Idaho Code § 18-4009), presumptions, and leading cases.
- Child Custody and Parenting Time in Idaho
How Idaho courts decide custody and parenting time under Idaho Code §§ 32-717 to 32-717E, including best-interests factors, relocation, and modification.
- DUI Penalties in Idaho
Idaho DUI penalties under Idaho Code § 18-8004: BAC limits, first-offense range, when a DUI becomes a felony, and ignition-interlock rules.
- How Does Bond Work in Idaho? Bail and Pretrial Release Explained
Idaho bail and bond explained: cash, surety, and ROR. Types of release, what judges consider at a bail hearing, forfeiture risks, and linked Idaho opinions under Idaho Code §§ 19-2901 to 19-2920.
- How Does Eviction Work in Idaho?
Idaho eviction / forcible entry and unlawful detainer under Idaho Code §§ 6-303 to 6-316: notices, filing forum, timeline to a writ of possession, and common tenant defenses.
- How Do You Make a Valid Will In Idaho?
To make a valid will under Idaho law the will must be: In writing; Signed by the testator or in the testator’s name; and Signed by two witnesses. The requirements to make a valid will under Idaho law are set forth in Idaho Code § 15-…
- How to Expunge a Criminal Record in Idaho
Idaho expungement begins with Idaho Code § 20-525A, expungement of record. This guide follows that petition, the records that travel under a different section, and the opinions that have already decided these requests.
- How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in Idaho: Pro Se Litigation Guide
A practical Idaho guide to representing yourself: what statutes, cases, and rules are; how to draft and file a complaint; how service and iCourt / Odyssey File & Serve registration work; discovery; evidence; and how LawDiver helps you research authorities in the corpus.
- How to File for Divorce in Idaho
Idaho divorce filing guide: At least one party must have been a resident of Idaho for 6 continuous weeks before filing. community property; linked statutes and process overview.
- How to Get a Prison Sentence Reduced in Idaho
Paths to shorten or correct a Idaho prison sentence under Idaho Crim. R. 35: modification motions, good-time credits, parole, and post-conviction relief — with linked Idaho opinions.
- How to Modify Child Support in Idaho
Step-by-step guide to modifying a Idaho child support order under Idaho R. Fam. L. P. 807; Idaho Code § 32-1005 et seq.; Idaho Child Support Guidelines: what counts as a change in circumstances, when changes take effect, and the cases that matter.
- How to Modify Spousal Maintenance in Idaho
Step-by-step guide to modifying spousal maintenance in Idaho under Idaho Code § 32-706; Idaho R. Fam. L. P. 807: changed-circumstances standards, retirement and cohabitation rules, when changes take effect, and the cases that matter.
- Idaho Child Support Guidelines: How Support Is Calculated
How Idaho calculates child support under Idaho Code § 32-706; Idaho Child Support Guidelines, including the income shares, deviations, modification, and leading cases.
- Idaho Elective Share Statutes Apply To Quasi-Community Property
The elective share statutes can only be used to recover quasi-community property under Idaho law, as opposed to community property. To recover community property, a common law remedy is available for Idaho surviving spouses . The mechanics …
- Idaho Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and Authenticity
A practitioner guide to Idaho evidence law under the Idaho Rules of Evidence: general admissibility, character evidence, hearsay and its workhorse exceptions, unavailable declarants, depositions at trial, party admissions, dying declarations, medical statements, and a dedicated authenticity section — with case and statute links in the LawDiver corpus.
- Idaho Spousal maintenance: Eligibility, Amount, and Duration
How Idaho courts award spousal maintenance under Idaho Code § 32-705: eligibility, statutory factors, duration, and leading cases.
- Idaho Supreme Court: Mom Owed Son Fiduciary Duties Under Trust Agreement
In Ferguson v. Ferguson , a July 2020 opinion from the Idaho Supreme Court, the Court addressed the fiduciary duties of a trustee who has discretion to spend the trust’s principal, the scope of records available to a trust beneficiary, and …
- Is Abortion Legal in Idaho?
Idaho abortion law after Dobbs: near-total ban. Near-total ban at any gestational age. Linked statutes and Idaho opinions.
- Security Deposit Return in Idaho
How Idaho landlords must handle residential security deposits under Idaho Code § 6-321: limits, return deadlines, and wrongful-withholding remedies.
- Stand Your Ground Laws in Idaho
Idaho stand-your-ground overview (statutory stand-your-ground): duty to retreat, statutes, civil immunity, and controlling cases.
- Surviving Spouse Rights Idaho
Idaho law provides a surviving spouse with many important widow's rights and benefits, including: Intestate share Community Property Homestead allowance Elective Share (sometimes) Does a Surviving Spouse Have Rights in Idaho When There Is N…
- What Happens If I Refuse a Breathalyzer Test in Idaho?
Idaho implied-consent consequences for refusing a chemical breath or blood test under Idaho Code § 18-8002, including license suspension and evidence use.
- Who Are Next Of Kin In Idaho?
The terms “next of kin” and “heirs” are used synonymously in Idaho intestate succession law to mean “those persons, including the surviving spouse, who are entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to the property of a decedent.” …