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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
858
BY
WAYS
AND
MEANS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
CHILD
CUSTODY;
AMENDING
SECTION
32
-
717D,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
ESTAB
-
2
LISH
RESTRICTION
ON
COURT
-
APPOINTED
PROFESSIONALS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
3
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
32
-
717D,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
32
-
717D.
COURT
-
APPOINTED
PROFESSIONALS
-
-
PARENTING
COORDINATOR
-
-
8
RESTRICTIONS
.
(1)
Provided
that
a
court
has
entered
a
judgment
or
an
order
9
establishing
child
custody
in
a
case,
the
court
may
order
the
appointment
of
10
a
parenting
coordinator
to
perform
such
duties
as
authorized
by
the
court,
1
1
consistent
with
any
controlling
judgment
or
order
of
a
court
relating
to
12
the
child
or
children
of
the
parties,
and
as
set
forth
within
the
order
of
13
appointment.
The
court
shall
direct
the
parenting
coordinator
to
provide
14
a
status
report
to
the
court
at
a
time
and
in
a
manner
as
determined
by
the
15
court.
Provided
however,
that
the
court
shall
require
the
parenting
coor
-
16
dinator
to
provide
a
minimum
of
one
(1)
status
report
to
the
court
at
least
17
once
every
six
(6)
months.
At
any
time
during
the
period
of
appointment,
the
18
court,
on
its
own
initiative,
or
upon
request
of
the
parenting
coordinator
or
19
either
party,
may
hold
a
status
conference
to
review
the
continued
appoint
-
20
ment
of
the
coordinator
and/or
the
status
of
the
case.
21
(2)
Qualification,
selection,
appointment,
termination
of
appoint
-
22
ment,
and
prescribed
duties
and
responsibilities
of
a
parenting
coordinator
23
shall
be
based
upon
standards
and
criteria
as
adopted
by
the
Idaho
supreme
24
court.
Provided
however,
that
standards
and
criteria
for
qualification
25
and
selection
of
a
parenting
coordinator,
as
adopted
by
the
Idaho
supreme
26
court,
shall
not
apply
to
a
parenting
coordinator
selected
and
agreed
to
by
27
the
parties.
In
addition,
as
a
condition
of
any
appointment,
a
parenting
28
coordinator
shall:
29
(a)
Be
neutral
to
the
dispute
and
to
the
parties;
30
(b)
Be
either
selected
pursuant
to
agreement
of
the
parties
or
ap
-
31
pointed
by
the
court;
and
32
(c)
Prior
to
any
appointment,
and
at
their
own
cost,
have
submitted
to
a
33
criminal
history
check
through
any
law
enforcement
office
in
the
state
34
providing
such
service.
The
criminal
history
check
shall
include
a
35
statewide
criminal
identification
bureau,
the
federal
bureau
of
inves
-
36
tigation
criminal
history
check,
the
national
crime
information
center
37
and
the
statewide
sex
offender
register.
A
record
of
all
background
38
checks
shall
be
maintained
in
the
office
of
the
supreme
court
of
the
39
state
of
Idaho
with
a
copy
going
to
the
applicant
and
shall
be
available
40
for
review
by
the
court
considering
a
parenting
coordinator
appointment
41
prior
to
an
appointment.
42
2
(3)
In
addition
to
those
duties
as
authorized
by
the
court
pursuant
to
1
the
order
of
appointment,
the
responsibilities
of
a
parenting
coordinator
2
shall
include
collaborative
dispute
resolution
in
parenting.
The
parenting
3
coordinator
shall
act
to
empower
the
parties
in
resuming
parenting
controls
4
and
decision
-
making,
and
minimize
the
degree
of
conflict
between
the
parties
5
for
the
best
interests
of
the
children.
6
(4)
The
court
shall
allocate
the
fees
and
costs
of
the
parenting
coordi
-
7
nator
between
the
parties
and
may
enter
an
order
against
either
or
both
par
-
8
ties
for
the
reasonable
costs,
fees
and
disbursements
of
the
parenting
coor
-
9
dinator.
Any
dispute
regarding
payment
of
the
fees
and
costs
of
the
parent
-
10
ing
coordinator
shall
be
subject
to
review
by
the
court
upon
request
of
the
1
1
parenting
coordinator
or
either
party.
12
(5)
The
court
may
award
attorney's
fees
and
costs
to
the
prevailing
13
party
on
a
motion
to
set
aside
or
modify
the
decision
of
a
parenting
coordi
-
14
nator.
15
(6)
Court
-
appointed
professionals
shall
serve
in
an
advisory
capacity
16
only.
Final
determinations
regarding
custody,
parenting
time,
and
deci
-
17
sion
-
making
authority
shall
remain
with
the
court.
Any
report
relied
on
by
18
the
court
shall
be
disclosed
to
both
parents,
and
the
author
must
be
made
19
available
for
cross
-
examination
upon
request.
20
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
21
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
22
July
1,
2026.
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