Idaho Statutes
§ 16-1616 — INVESTIGATION
(1)After a petition has been filed, the department shall investigate the circumstances of the child and his family and prepare a written report to the court.
(2)The report shall be delivered to the court with copies to each of the parties prior to the pretrial conference for the adjudicatory hearing. If delivered by mail the report must be received by the court and the parties prior to the pretrial conference for the adjudicatory hearing. The report shall contain a social evaluation of the child and the parents or other legal custodian and such other information as the court shall require.
(3)The report shall not be considered by the court for purposes of determining whether the child comes within the jurisdiction of the act. The report may be admitted into evidence at the adjudicatory
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Related
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare v. Doe
244 P.3d 247 (Idaho Court of Appeals, 2010)
Legislative History
[(16-1616) 16-1609, added 1976, ch. 204, sec. 2, p. 738; am. 1982, ch. 186, sec. 9, p. 497; am. 1996, ch. 272, sec. 7, p. 891; am. 2001, ch. 107, sec. 9, p. 360; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 391, sec. 18, p. 1279.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-101
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS§ 16-102
POLICY§ 16-103
DEFINITIONS§ 16-104
EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM§ 16-105
INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL§ 16-106
DUTIES OF COORDINATING COUNCIL§ 16-108
REGIONAL COMMITTEES§ 16-110
PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS§ 16-111
USES OF FUNDS§ 16-112
PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS§ 16-1501
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