IDHW v. DOE (2023-24)

Docket Nos. 50868 & 50897.

537 P.3d 1252 (2023)

In the Matter of: John Doe I, a Child Under Eighteen (18) Years of Age. STATE of Idaho, Department of Health and Welfare, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Jane DOE (2023-24), Respondent-Appellant. In the Matter of: John Doe I, a Child Under Eighteen (18) Years of Age. State of Idaho, Department of Health and Welfare, Petitioner-Respondent, v. John Doe (2023-26), Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, September 2023 Term.

Opinion Filed: October 27, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boyles Law, PLLC, Sandpoint, for Appellant John Doe. D. Colton Boyles submitted argument on the briefs.

Aaron Bazzoli , Chief Public Defender, Caldwell, for Appellant Jane Doe. Cassandra Wright submitted argument on the briefs.

Raúl R. Labrador , Idaho Attorney General, Caldwell, for Respondent State. Teri Whilden submitted argument on the briefs.


This is a consolidated appeal involving Idaho Code section 16-1603(2), a statute authorizing the magistrate court to take jurisdiction of a child who lives in the same household as another child who is subject to an existing petition under the Child Protective Act ("CPA"). In this appeal, we address a challenge to a magistrate court...

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