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;

Terms Used In Idaho Code 16-2006

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Authorized agency: means the department, a local agency, a person, an organization, corporation, benevolent society or association licensed or approved by the department or the court to receive children for control, care, maintenance or placement. See Idaho Code 16-2002
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardianship of the person: means those rights and duties imposed upon a person appointed as guardian of a minor under the laws of Idaho. See Idaho Code 16-2002
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Legal custody: means status created by court order which vests in a custodian the following rights and responsibilities:
Idaho Code 16-2002
  • minor: means any individual who is under the age of eighteen (18) years. See Idaho Code 16-2002
  • Parent: means :
    • Idaho Code 16-2002
  • Parent and child relationship: includes all rights, privileges, duties and obligations existing between parent and child, including inheritance rights, and shall be construed to include adoptive parents. See Idaho Code 16-2002
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
    • Idaho Code 73-114
    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.