ID S1126

Exempts nonresident petitioners from the six-month Idaho residency requirement when adopting a child who is the subject of a child protection case, provided the child has lived with the petitioner continuously for at least six months immediately before filing the petition.

Clarifies that adoption petitions arising from child protection cases must be filed in the court having jurisdiction over the protection case, unless that court relinquishes jurisdiction.

Requires the Department of Health and Welfare to file the permanency plan associated with the child protection case and authorizes the court to stay proceedings if the petitioner is not the proposed adoptive parent named in the plan, pending an amended permanency plan.

Makes technical corrections throughout Section 16-1506, Idaho Code, including replacing references to "child protective act" with "child protection case."

Effective date of July 1, 2023, declared as an emergency measure.