| Establishing and Enforcing Idaho Child Support | | | | Idaho's Child Support Services office reviews the |
| Orders | | | | child support order and circumstances before |
| If you do not already have a child support order, | | | | beginning the legal process. If you would like to |
| Idaho Child Support Services office can help you | | | | request a review of your child support order, you |
| navigate the legal requirements to get one. To | | | | should submit a letter to your local child support |
| begin the process, you must provide as much | | | | office, explaining why you believe the order should |
| information as possible to the child support office | | | | change. Idaho's child support office will review a |
| regarding your child and the non-custodial parent. | | | | child support order every three years, or if there |
| Information that may be requested includes | | | | has been a major change in the financial or |
| contact information, birth dates, Social Security | | | | custodial circumstances of the case. |
| numbers, and employment details. Child support | | | | When a review is requested, Idaho child support |
| orders are established through the court system. | | | | office will send a letter to both you and your |
| Therefore, Idaho Child Support Services office | | | | child's other parent to request information about |
| does charge fees for this service. If the other | | | | your case. You will have 30 days to provide the |
| parent does not contest the child support order, | | | | necessary information. When the review is |
| you will be charged $330-$360. If it is necessary | | | | complete, the child support office will send a letter |
| to go to court to establish the child support order, | | | | to both parents explaining their decision. |
| you will be charged $475. In most cases, the | | | | If both parents agree to the changes suggested |
| non-custodial parent will be required to pay the | | | | by the child support services office, you will be |
| legal costs associated with getting the child | | | | asked to sign an agreement. A judge will then |
| support order. | | | | review the changes and sign the order. If both |
| Once a child support order exists, Idaho child | | | | parents do not agree to the suggested changes, |
| support office can enforce it through such actions | | | | a court date is set, and a judge will decide if |
| as income withholding, intercepting tax refunds, | | | | changes should be made to the order. The legal |
| suspending licenses, or reporting debts to credit | | | | process of changing a child support order may |
| agencies. | | | | take up to a few months. Idaho child support |
| Changing a Child Support Order | | | | services office will also charge a legal fee of |
| Either parent can request a review of the child | | | | approximately $360 anytime a child support order |
| support order if he or she feels it should be | | | | is changed. At any time throughout this process, |
| changed. In Idaho, all changes to child support | | | | you may hire a private attorney to represent |
| orders must be signed by a judge, but to avoid | | | | your interests. |
| unnecessary legal fees, you can request the | | | | |