7-1111. 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.
History:
[7-1111, added 1969, ch. 93, sec. 10, p. 318; am. 1988, ch. 132, sec. 3, p. 236.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 11 - PROCEEDINGS TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY
Section 7-1101 - TITLE OF ACT.
Section 7-1102 - JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT COURT.
Section 7-1104 - ORDER FIXES LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS.
Section 7-1105 - PARENTS LIABLE FOR SUPPORT AND EDUCATION — DECEASED PARENT — LIABILITY OF ESTATE.
Section 7-1106 - ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY.
Section 7-1107 - LIMITATION OF ACTION.
Section 7-1108 - DEATH OF MOTHER — PROCEEDINGS CONTINUE.
Section 7-1109 - VENUE — BIRTH OUT OF STATE NO BAR.
Section 7-1110 - PROCEEDINGS — BY WHOM BROUGHT.
Section 7-1111 - COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS.
Section 7-1112 - WARRANT FOR ARREST — WHEN ISSUED.
Section 7-1114 - TRIAL BY COURT — TESTIMONY ON ACCESS — CORROBORATION REQUIRED.
Section 7-1115 - TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE RELATING TO PATERNITY.
Section 7-1116 - GENETIC TESTS.
Section 7-1117 - EXPERT WITNESSES APPOINTED BY COURT — COMPENSATION — PAYMENT.
Section 7-1118 - EXPERT TESTIMONY — WHEN ACTION DISMISSED.
Section 7-1119 - PRESUMPTION OF LEGITIMACY — WHEN REBUTTED.
Section 7-1120 - ORDER OF FILIATION.
Section 7-1121 - ORDER FOR SUPPORT — CONTINUANCE BEYOND AGE OF 18 — OTHER PAYMENTS BY FATHER.
Section 7-1122 - PAYMENT TO MOTHER OR TRUSTEE — REPORT TO COURT.
Section 7-1123 - CHANGE OF TRUSTEE.
Section 7-1124 - FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.