ID S1280

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.

Requires adoption petitions involving child protection cases to be filed in the court having jurisdiction over the child protection case, unless that court relinquishes jurisdiction.

Mandates the Department of Health and Welfare file the permanency plan with the adoption petition in child protection cases, and stay proceedings if the proposed adoptive parent differs from the plan until an amended plan is prepared and approved.

Makes technical corrections to statutory language regarding child protective act proceedings and child protection case proceedings throughout the section.

Effective date of July 1, 2024, with emergency declaration.