Idaho Adoption Court Cases

Idaho Court Case: Burch v. Hearn
In January, 1985, Roger and Lori began dating while students at Arizona State University. The following summer they moved to Idaho Falls and lived with Lori's parents, at which time their son was conceived. They returned to Arizona to attend school, lived together, and on March 28, 1986, Lori gave birth to Brant Justin Burch in Mesa, Arizona. Roger is listed as father on the birth certificate...


Idaho Court Case: Bedal v. Johnson
This is a case of first impression in this court. Plaintiff claims that in 1868, when she was about a year old, her father made an oral contract with O. P. Johnson and wife, whereby the father turned plaintiff over to them and surrendered his rights as a father, in consideration of which the Johnsons agreed to legally adopt plaintiff and make her their heir and upon their death leave her all their property...


Idaho Court Case: Smith v. Smith
The facts in this case are not materially in conflict. Briefly stated, they are substantially as follows: September 19, 1941, appellant was granted a default decree of divorce from respondent. The decree provided that appellant should have the custody of Julia Smith, minor child of the parties, subject to the right of respondent to see said minor child at reasonable times and places...


Idaho Court Case: Leonard v. Leonard
Appellant Jones Orval Leonard and respondent, Doreen K. Leonard, intermarried on April 9, 1953. Two children, named Orval Kent Leonard and Teresa Ann Leonard, were born the issue of this marriage. On December 19, 1961, appellant obtained a decree of divorce dissolving said marriage. In the divorce action respondent, Doreen K. Leonard, as defendant, was served with summons and complaint, but she did not enter an appearance therein and a default decree was entered...


Idaho Court Case: Child v. Clouse
This is an appeal from an order of the Butte County District Court affirming an order of the Butte County Probate Court denying the petition of Grace Clouse seeking custody of four of her five sons, and granting the petition of the Department of Public Assistance seeking the termination of the parent-child relationship existing between Mrs. Clouse and her four younger sons...


Idaho Court Case: In re Anderson
The controversy and resultant district court judgment which we review today centers around an infant boy whose parents under adverse conditions decided to give the baby -- then 4 weeks old -- for adoption, and then changed their minds shortly afterwards and prior to the institution of any adoption proceedings. The infant's parents, in placing him with the proposed adoptive parents, each signed...


Idaho Court Case: Castro v. State
Appellant Jose Castro seeks review of an order of the district court affirming an order of the magistrate division of that court which terminated his parental rights to his minor child, Leticia Castro, upon a finding that the child had been abused. I.C. § 16-2005(b). Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the court's order of termination...


Idaho Court Case: Rhodes v. State
After a six day hearing before the Honorable A. Richard Grant, Magistrate, the court rendered a memorandum opinion terminating the parent-child relationship. In the opinion, the magistrate summarized the relevant testimony of witnesses for both parties and made the following findings: (1) that Ms. Rhodes had physically abused the child; (2) that Ms. Rhodes had neglected...


Idaho Court Case: Dayley v. State
Alena Dayley was born to the appellant and his common-law wife, Anna Dayley, on July 1, 1983. Thereafter the Dayleys experienced difficulties in their marriage, culminating in Anna Dayley's taking the child and leaving appellant. When appellant located his wife and child, the child had pneumonia, diarrhea and was suffering from various yeast sores. Appellant removed the child from his wife's physical custody and delivered the child to the family of his cousin. Appellant then contacted the Department of Health and Welfare...


Idaho Court Case: Mathews v. Mathews
This appeal involves an interpretation of I.C. § 16-2001 et seq., the sections of the Idaho Code providing for a termination of the parent-child relationship. Petitioner-appellant Judith C. Maier, a divorced parent who was awarded custody of a minor child, is attempting to terminate the parental rights of the respondent Vance J. Matthews, the non-custodial parent, on the ground that he has abandoned the child by having failed to maintain a normal parental relationship with the child...


Idaho Court Case: In re Aragon
Merlin Poppe and Norma Aragon had two children. Sherry was born at Oceanside, California on October 26, 1979, and Jimmie Joe was born at Twin Falls, Idaho, on April 5, 1984. After Jimmie Joe's birth, the children lived with their mother in Idaho and Poppe continued to reside in California. Poppe visited Aragon and the children periodically and eventually moved to Idaho in 1985...


Idaho Court Case: Melling v. Chaney
On December 23, 1992, Robert filed a petition for adoption of Chaney. Both Chaney and Robert consented to the adoption. Chaney was eighteen years of age at the time. Also, a petition to terminate the parental rights of Melling was filed along with a petition for a name change. A copy of the petition was served upon Melling and was also published in the local paper...

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