Property Division

Dedicated Boise, Idaho Custody Attorney

In reaching a settlement in a divorce proceeding, the most contentious issues are almost always property division and child custody. Idaho law requires courts to decide child custody questions “in the best interests of the child.” In the absence of clear reasons to decide otherwise, this usually means joint legal custody and joint physical custody.

At Martens Law Office, child custody attorney Jared B. Martens has the protection of his clients’ rights and interests as his top priority. Contact Martens Law Office for a consultation.

Martens Law Office represents clients in matters involving:

• child custody
• visitation and parenting plans
• modifications to child custody rights
• “move aways” and parental relocations
• grandparent and third-party visitation rights
• establishing paternity to obtain child visitation rights
• and others

Child Custody Needs Can Change Over Time

While child custody and visitation is established by stipulation when the divorce becomes final, the course of life can require changes in child custody arrangements. A new job schedule or relocation can cause a parent to seek a change in the custody stipulation. A change in a parent’s lifestyle, a substance abuse problem, or physical abuse may require a corresponding change in that parent’s child custody rights. In these situations, Mr. Martens can go to court to change child custody arrangements, including obtaining a custody evaluation.

As a family law and divorce lawyer, he has extensive experience in negotiating practical and fair child custody settlements that protect the rights of his clients and the best interests of the children. Other situations, such as a parental relocation, can pose difficult and even irreconcilable problems. When this occurs, litigation sometimes cannot be avoided, and Mr. Martens energetically pursues court litigation to protect the rights of clients.

If you are the father of a child out of wedlock, you may be responsible for child support but denied visitation rights. Jared Martens can arrange for a paternity test to establish your fatherhood in court and obtain visitation rights for you.

Whatever your child custody or visitation concerns, Mr. Martens will work to protect your rights and achieve a practical child custody agreement or stipulation.

For a consultation with an Idaho custody attorney at Martens Law Office, P.C., call (800) 915-6448, or contact us online.