Title 7, SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS

7-717. POSSESSION BY PLAINTIFF -- PAYMENT OF DAMAGES -- APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS. At any time after trial and judgment entered, or pending an appeal from the judgment to the Supreme Court, whenever the plaintiffs shall have paid into the court for the defendant the full amoun…

7-718. COSTS. Costs may be allowed or not, and, if allowed, may be apportioned between the parties on the same or adverse sides in the discretion of the court.

7-720. APPLICATION TO MUNICIPALITIES. Nothing in this code must be construed to abrogate or repeal any statute provided for the taking of property in any municipality for street purposes. Any municipality at its option may exercise the right of eminent domain under the provisions…

7-721. POSSESSION BY PLAINTIFF PENDING TRIAL. In any proceeding under the provisions of this chapter for the acquisition of real property, the plaintiff may take possession of and use such property at any time after just compensation has been judicially determined and payment the…

7-801. JURISDICTION IN DISTRICT COURT. Application for change of names must be heard and determined by the district courts.

7-802. PETITION FOR CHANGE. (1) All applications for change of names must be made to the district court of the county where the person whose name is proposed to be changed resides, by petition, signed by such person, if the person is an adult or an emancipated minor; and if such …

7-803. PUBLICATION OF PETITION AND NOTICE. (1) A notice of hearing of such petition signed by the clerk and issued under the seal of the court, must be published for four (4) successive weeks in a newspaper designated by the court as most likely to give notice in the county where…

7-804. HEARING AND ORDER. Such application must be heard at such time during term as the court may appoint, and objections may be filed by any person who can, in such objections, show to the court good reason against such change of name. On the hearing the court may examine, upon…

7-805. RESTRICTIONS ON NAME CHANGES FOR CONVICTED SEXUAL OFFENDERS -- NOTIFICATION OF NAME CHANGES OF CONVICTED SEXUAL OFFENDERS. (1) No person shall apply for a change of name with the intent or purpose of avoiding registration as a convicted sexual offender pursuant to chapter …

7-901. VALIDITY OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENT. A written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon su…

7-902. PROCEEDINGS TO COMPEL OR STAY ARBITRATION. (a) On application of a party showing an agreement described in section 7-901, Idaho Code, and the opposing party's refusal to arbitrate, the court shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration, but if the opposing party den…

7-903. APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATORS BY COURT. If the arbitration agreement provides a method of appointment of arbitrators, this method shall be followed. In the absence thereof, or if the agreed method fails or for any reason cannot be followed, or when an arbitrator appointed fai…

7-904. MAJORITY ACTION BY ARBITRATORS. The powers of the arbitrators may be exercised by a majority unless otherwise provided by the agreement or by this act.

7-905. HEARING. Unless otherwise provided by the agreement: (a) The arbitrators shall appoint a time and place for the hearing and cause notification to the parties to be served personally or by registered mail not less than five (5) days before the hearing. Appearance at the hea…

7-906. REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY. A party has the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this act. A waiver thereof prior to the proceeding or hearing is ineffective.

7-907. WITNESSES -- SUBPOENAS -- DEPOSITIONS. (a) The arbitrators may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, records, documents and other evidence, and shall have the power to administer oaths. Subpoenas so issued shall be served, and upo…

7-908. AWARD. (a) The award shall be in writing and signed by the arbitrators joining in the award. The arbitrators shall deliver a copy to each party personally or by registered mail, or as provided in the agreement. (b) An award shall be made within the time fixed therefor by t…

7-909. CHANGE OF AWARD BY ARBITRATORS. On application of a party or, if an application to the court is pending under sections 7-911, 7-912 or 7-913, Idaho Code, on submission to the arbitrators by the court under such conditions as the court may order, the arbitrators may modify …

7-910. FEES AND EXPENSES OF ARBITRATION. Unless otherwise provided in the agreement to arbitrate, the arbitrators' expenses and fees, together with other expenses, not including counsel fees, incurred in the conduct of the arbitration, shall be paid as provided in the award.

7-911. CONFIRMATION OF AN AWARD. Upon application of a party, the court shall confirm an award, unless within the time limits hereinafter imposed grounds are urged for vacating or modifying or correcting the award, in which case the court shall proceed as provided in sections 7-9…

7-912. VACATING AN AWARD. (a) Upon application of a party, the court shall vacate an award where; (1) The award was procured by corruption, fraud or other undue means; (2) There was evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral, or corruption in any of the arbitrator…

7-913. MODIFICATION OR CORRECTION OF AWARD. (a) Upon application made within ninety (90) days after delivery of a copy of the award to the applicant, the court shall modify or correct the award where: (1) There was an evident miscalculation of figures or an evident mistake in the…

7-914. JUDGMENT OR DECREES OF AWARD. Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying or correcting an award, judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and be enforced as any other judgment or decree. Costs of the application and of the proceedings subsequent…

7-915. JUDGMENT ROLL -- DOCKETING. (a) On entry of judgment or decree, the clerk shall prepare the judgment roll consisting, to the extent filed, of the following: (1) The agreement and each written extension of the time within which to make the award; (2) The award; (3) A copy o…

7-916. APPLICATIONS TO COURT. Except as otherwise provided, an application to the court under this act shall be by motion and shall be heard in the manner and upon the notice provided by law or rule of court for the making and hearing of motions. Unless the parties have agreed ot…

7-917. COURT -- JURISDICTION. The term "court" means any court of competent jurisdiction of this state. The making of an agreement described in section 7-901, Idaho Code, providing for arbitration in this state confers jurisdiction on the court to enforce the agreement under this…

7-918. VENUE. An initial application shall be made to the court of the county in which the agreement provides the arbitration hearing shall be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the county in which it was held. Otherwise the application shall be made in the county where th…

7-919. APPEALS. (a) An appeal may be taken from: (1) An order denying an application to compel arbitration made under section 7-912, Idaho Code; (2) An order granting an application to stay arbitration made under section 7-902(b), Idaho Code; (3) An order confirming or denying co…

7-920. ACT NOT RETROACTIVE. This act applies only to agreements made subsequent to the taking effect of this act.

7-921. UNIFORMITY OF INTERPRETATION. This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

7-922. SHORT TITLE. This act may be cited as the "Uniform Arbitration Act."

7-1001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the uniform interstate family support act.

7-1002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Child" means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. …

7-1003. STATE TRIBUNAL AND SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. (1) The district courts are the tribunals of this state. (2) The Idaho department of health and welfare is the support enforcement agency of this state.

7-1004. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. (1) Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (2) This chapter does not: (a) Provide the exclusive method of es…

7-1004A. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO RESIDENT OF FOREIGN COUNTRY AND FOREIGN SUPPORT PROCEEDING. (1) A tribunal of this state shall apply sections 7-1001 through 7-1058, Idaho Code, and, as applicable, sections 7-1059 through 7-1071, Idaho Code, to a support proceeding involving: (…

7-1005. BASES FOR JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENT. (1) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conservator…

7-1006. DURATION OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to …

7-1007. INITIATING AND RESPONDING TRIBUNAL OF STATE. Under this chapter, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or foreign country.

7-1008. SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS. (1) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: (a) The petition or comparable pleading i…

7-1009. CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. (1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the or…

7-1010. CONTINUING JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE CHILD-SUPPORT ORDER. (1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: (a) The order if the ord…

7-1011. DETERMINATION OF CONTROLLING CHILD-SUPPORT ORDER. (1) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and only one tribunal has issued a child-support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized. (2) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter, and t…

7-1012. CHILD-SUPPORT ORDERS FOR TWO OR MORE OBLIGEES. In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child-support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by…

7-1013. CREDIT FOR PAYMENTS. A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child-support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child-support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of …

7-1014. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO NONRESIDENT SUBJECT TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign sup…