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Custody

Laws current as of August 13, 2025

Who can file for custody?

You can file for custody if you are:

  • the child’s parent; 
  • a grandparent with whom the child lives in a stable relationship; or
  • a “de facto custodian.”1 

To learn who can be considered a de facto custodian, go to Who is a “de facto custodian”?

1 I.C. ​§§ 32-717(3); 32-1704(1)

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