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Interactive Forms
Interactive forms are free to low income people in Idaho with certain family law issues. Interactive forms allow a person to input information which automatically enters into the appropriate forms. Interactive forms are available on the Idaho Guide & File website. Click "Start Your Legal Process" to to generate forms you can use to e-file or print to file in person at your local courthouse.
Fillable PDF Forms
Fillable PDF forms are also available if you prefer not use to the interactive forms process. You may find fillable PDF forms and instructions here: https://courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/Forms/Protection. Don't forget to view the instructions for each form before filing out the forms.
For information on the process of a civil protection or what is a civil protection order, please see our webpages here: The Process of a Civil Protection Order and What is a Civil Protection Order?
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has created a guide on How to Gather Technology Abuse Evidence for Court, whether as evidence in a civil protection order case, a custody case, or a divorce case.
To view this guide, please visit: https://www.ncjfcj.org/publications/how-to-gather-technology-abuse-evidence-for-court/.
If you move to a new location to escape domestic violence, sexual abuse or stalking, the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) can help keep your new address confidential. This is done through the use of a mail-forwarding service and substitute address. In accordance with Idaho Code § 19-57, all state and local agencies are required to accept the substitute address as the actual address of the individual.
Upon approval of your ACP application, your first-class mail is sent to the secure ACP substitute address and then forwarded to your new home. You can also use the substitute address for a variety of state and local government requirements, such as:
- Applying for and receiving child support
- Getting an Idaho driver’s license
- Enrolling your children in public schools
- Applying for a marriage license
The ACP can help protect you and your loved ones by keeping your physical address private, where it would appear in public records.
For more information on the Address Confidentiality Program and to fill out an application for the program, please visit the Idaho Secretary of State Office's website: https://sos.idaho.gov/address-confidentiality-program-acp/. You may also find further information attached below.
The Idaho State Court System Domestic Violence Brochure (with details regarding civil protection orders and other resources): https://isc.idaho.gov/resources/DV_Brochure_2012_Eng.pdf
For this brochure in Spanish, please click here: https://isc.idaho.gov/resources/DV_Brochure_2012_Span.pdf.
For more information, please visit the Idaho Supreme Court's website for additional court resources, publications, and videos.
Note: video files are .wmv format and play in Windows Media Player. The video files are quite large and may take a few minutes to download depending on your Internet connection speed.
Idaho Legal Aid Provides Confidential Legal Help to Sexual Violence Survivors: Sexual Violence is any behavior or contact of a sexual nature that is unwanted. A perpetrator may use force, threats, manipulation and/or coercion to commit sexual violence. Sexual violence includes a wide range of behaviors such as:
- Rape or sexual assault
- Child sexual assault and incest
- Sexual assault by a spouse or current partner
- Unwanted sexual contact or touching
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual exploitation and trafficking
- Exposing one’s genitals or naked body to other(s) without consent
- Masturbating in public
- Watching someone engage in private acts without their knowledge or permission
- Nonconsensual image sharing
Important Information to Know: Sexual violence can happen to anyone and by anyone. You may be hurt by someone you know or a stranger at any time in your life.
We will protect your privacy. We provide services to all survivors of sexual violence regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, geography, immigration status, ability, appearance, sexual orientation, and gender identity. You do not need to report sexual violence to the police to get our help. We do not provide criminal public defender services.
Possible Legal Needs:
- Personal safety at home, work or school
- Applying for a protective order
- Filing for divorce or custody of your children
- Transferring to a different school or other education accommodations
- Keeping medical, mental health, and education records private
- Terminating a lease, getting a perpetrator off a lease, or fighting an eviction or discrimination
- Applying for unemployment benefits, food stamps, Medicaid, or Social Security disability
- Applying for crime victim compensation Fighting payday loans, hospital bills, or other creditors
- Fighting identity theft
- Representing you regarding your participation as a witness in a criminal prosecution of the perpetrator
- Discrimination or other employment issues
- Representation related to a college or university sexual misconduct (Title IX) proceeding.
With funding from the Office on Violence Against Women, Idaho Legal Aid Services has created the Rural Idaho Survivor Assistance Fund to support and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking. Survivors of violence often need a network of support to help them achieve safety, and we hope to use these funds to help survivors access services that may otherwise be out of reach. If you believe you may benefit from this fund, and want to see if you qualify, please let us know when you contact our hotline.
Under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a tenant may not be denied assistance, terminated from participation, or be evicted from your rental housing because that tenant is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Am I a Protected Person Under VAWA?
VAWA only applies to certain kinds of rental housing. To find out whether you are a protected person under VAWA, view our Domestic Violence and Housing Rights Guide in the section above.
Notice of Occupancy Rights under the Violence Against Women Act
If you are a protected person under VAWA, you may use the attached “Notice of Occupancy Rights under the Violence Against Women Act” to invoke your rights as a tenant. The attached form was created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and can be used by survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault to submit to their housing provider for protections under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
Certification Form for Domestic Violence, Stalking, Sexual Assault, or Dating Violence
If you are seeking VAWA protections from your housing provider, your housing provider may give you a written request that asks you to submit documentation about the incident or incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. In response to this request, you or someone on your behalf may complete the attached form and submit it to your housing provider. You may also find this form through this link: https://www.hud.gov/VAWA. The attached form was created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and can be used by survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault to submit to their housing provider for protections under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
If your spouse or partner has threatened or assaulted you, you may be thinking of leaving one state to go to another. This can be a difficult decision when you have children in common. This guide is designed to help you understand some of the legal issues involved in moving from one state to another with children.
