Idaho

Who may adopt?
Any adult resident of Idaho may adopt, subject to specific provisions stipulated in statute.
Person adopting, except the spouse of a natural parent, must be:

At least 15 years older than adoptee, or
Age 25 or older.

If married, consent of the spouse is required.

Consent for adoption to be executed?
By implication, consent may be executed any time after the birth of the child?

Revocation of consent?
If the parent revokes consent and petitions for custody of the child, the parent must reimburse the adoptive parents for expenses paid.

Who may place a child for adoption?
Parent or legal guardian.

Advertising?
No person or entity shall publish or broadcast on radio or television an advertisement or notice of a child or children offered or wanted for adoption, or claim through such advertisement to have the ability to place, locate, dispose, or receive a child or children for adoption, unless the person or entity is a duly authorized agent or employee of the Department of Health and Welfare or an institution licensed by the department to care for and place children.
This section is not intended to prohibit:

A licensed attorney from advertising his or her ability to practice or provide services related to the adoption of children
Physicians and other health care providers from assisting or providing natural and adoptive parents with medical care necessary to initiate and complete adoptive placements

Facilitators?
This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed.

Putative Father's Registry?
Yes. May be filed prior to the child's birth, but must be filed prior to placement or the commencement of any proceeding to terminate the parental rights of the birth mother, whichever occurs first.
Requires a completed Department of Health and Welfare, Vital Statistics Unit form, signed by the putative father and notarized.

Expenses?
Birth parent –
A parent who revokes a consent to adoption may be required to pay back any expenses paid by adoptive parent, including medical and living expenses, legal fees, and all other resonable costs.
Living expenses are not to extend beyond 6 weeks after the birth.
Financial assistance to the birth parent shall not exceed $2,000, without permission of the court.
The court shall determine the amount of the reimbursement.

Department/Agency –
The department or agency may require petitioner to pay all or any part of the cost of the investigation.

Information provided in part by the Child Welfare Information Gateway.

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