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PETITION FOR DIVORCE: WITH MINOR CHILDREN PAGE 1 CAO D 1-5 04/01/2018 Full Name of Party Filing Document Mailing Address (Street or Post Office Box) City, State and Zip Code Telephone Email Address (if any) IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF , Petitioner, vs. , Respondent. Case No. PETITION FOR DIVORCE: WITH MINOR CHILDREN Fee Category: B.1. Filing Fee: $ The Petitioner says: 1. Residence of the Parties. I am now and have been a resident of the state of Idaho for at least six (6) full weeks prior to the filing of this action. Respondent is currently a resident of the State of . 2. Marriage of the Parties. The parties were married at (city) , and are still married. 3. Grounds for Divorce. Irreconcilable differences exist between the parties. 4. Minor Child/ren of the Parties. The following child/ren under the age of 18 years, or 19 years and still pursuing a high school education, was/were born to or adopted by the Name Date of Birth Current Address American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com PETITION FOR DIVORCE: WITH MINOR CHILDREN PAGE 2 CAO D 1-5 04/01/2018 (Minor Children - Continued) Name Date of Birth Current Address Wife is not pregnant. Wife is pregnant with a child expected to be born . 5. UCCJEA Jurisdiction. This court has jurisdiction to determine custody of our child/ren under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Idaho Code 247 32-11-101, et seq., because each child has resided in Idaho for at least six consecutive months before the filing of this Petition or for their entire life if they are less than six months of age. a. Living Arrangements Last 5 years. Our child/ren have lived with the following persons in the following places within the last five years: Name of Person City and State Time Period (mm/yr- mm/yr ) Child222s Name if not all children The names and current addresses of each non-parent our children have lived with during the last 5 years are: b. Participation in Other Cases. I have NOT participated as a party or witness, in a different case involving our child/ren. or I have participated as a party or witness in the following different case involving our child/ren (provide all specifics including the parent222s name, the state, the court, the case number and the date of the child custody order, if any): c. Other Cases Affecting Child/ren. I do NOT know of a different case that could American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com PETITION FOR DIVORCE: WITH MINOR CHILDREN PAGE 3 CAO D 1-5 04/01/2018 affect our child/ren. or The following different case that could affect our child/ren (provide all specifics including the parent222s name, the state, the court, the case number and the nature of the proceeding): . d. Custody/Visitation. Other than the parents, no one has or claims custody or visitation rights with our child/ren. or In addition to the parents, the following person/s have or claim custody or visitation for our child/ren (list names and addresses): . 6. Legal Custody. It is in the best interest of our child/ren that we be awarded joint legal custody. or It is in the best interest of our child/ren that (name) be awarded sole legal custody of the child/ren because 7. Physical Custody. It is in the best interest of our child/ren that we be awarded joint physical custody of our child/ren on the terms and as described in the Parenting Plan attached as Schedule A. or as follows: or (name) should be awarded sole physical custody of our child/ren because and (name) should spend time with our child/ren as follows: American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com PETITION FOR DIVORCE: WITH MINOR CHILDREN PAGE 4 CAO D 1-5 04/01/2018 8. Child Support. a. Existing Child Support Orders. Is there a child support order for any of the child/ren listed in Section 1? No. (Skip to section 9. below) Yes. If Yes, provide the following information about the child support order(s): State County Court Case Number Date of order, judgment, or decree b. Change in Child Support. Do you want to change the amount of child support? No. I ask for it to continue. (If the order was from a different case please attach a copy of that order, judgment, or decree as Schedule B, skip to section 10.) Yes. The amount of child support should be changed and the judgment issued by this Court should control. (If the order was from a different case you may have to file a Motion to Consolidate to avoid having multiple child support orders.) NOTE: Complete all of Section 9. below to change child support. c. Reasons for Changing Child Support. The following substantial and material changes since the date of the last Order, Judgment, or Decree have occurred. (check all boxes that apply): The custodial arrangement. The gross annual income of one or both parents. A parent is providing medical insurance. The parent claiming the tax dependency exemption should be changed. (other reason) 9. a. Child support should be paid by (name of parent who will pay support) in the amount of $ per month, based on the Idaho Child Support Guidelines. This is based on the Affidavit Verifying Income and Child Support Worksheet(s) attached as 223Schedule B224. (see Recommended Adjusted support in the worksheet) Section 9. New Child Support Amount. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com PETITION FOR DIVORCE: WITH MINOR CHILDREN PAGE 5 CAO D 1-5 04/01/2018 or Instead I ask that child support should be paid by (full name of parent who will pay support): in the amount of $ per month, because: (Attach Affidavit Verifying Income and Child Support Worksheet(s) as Schedule B.) b. Effective Date and Duration. Child support payments should begin (select one option): the month after petition is filed. or the month after the Decree is signed. Child support should continue to be paid on the same day of each following month until the child/ren for whom support is being paid reach/es the age of eighteen. If a child for whom support is being paid continues his/her high school education after reaching the age of eighteen (18) years, child support payments should continue until the child discontinues his/her high school education or reaches the age of nineteen (19) years, whichever is sooner. Payment should be made payable to the Department of Health and Welfare and sent to Idaho Child Support Receipting, P.O. Box 70008, Boise, ID 83707-0108. Notice The court is required to order income withholding in all child support orders. Income withholding is enforced by a withholding order issued to the paying parent222s employer without additional notice to the paying parent, according to Idaho Code Section 32-1204. The support order can also be enforced by license suspension or the filing of a lien upon all real and personal property of the paying parent. c. Multiple Children. (if applicable) We have more than one minor child. If this child support Decree has not been modified, when one child is no longer entitled to support, child support for the remaining child/ren should continue and will be paid as described in the Continued Support Worksheet attached as Schedule B. d. Extended Visits. (if applicable) Our child/ren live/s in the home of one parent at least 75% of the time. (If selected, check the boxes below that apply. Otherwise, go to the next section.) When the parent paying child support has physical custody of the child/ren for 14 or more overnights in a row, the amount of basic child support should be reduced for American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com PETITION FOR DIVORCE: WITH MINOR CHILDREN PAGE 6 CAO D 1-5 04/01/2018 that period of time. However, visitation of two overnights or less with the other parent should not eliminate the reduction of basic child support during extended visits. The child support reduction for the period of the actual physical custody should be 50% or (Other percentage) % of the basic child support obligation. The reduction should be subtracted from the child support payment due the month following the extended visit. If the parent paying child support has physical custody of some but not all of the children for a period of 14 overnights in a row, before a reduction is