State, Department of Health & Welfare v. Hart

SCHROEDER, Chief Justice.

This is a custody case involving Mariah Hall-Hart, the daughter of Heather Hall and Jacob Hart.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Mariah was bom on April 4, 2001. Heather was a junior at Pocatello High School when she became pregnant. Jacob was twenty-one years old. The parties were never married. This case began as a paternity action by the State of Idaho, Bureau of Child Support Services against Jacob in August 2001. When it was determined that Jacob was Mariah’s father, he signed a Waiver, Admission of Service and Stipulation agreeing to paternity and child support.…