Serving Eagle, Idaho

Which court your case goes to

People regularly turn up at the wrong building, so get this straight first. Eagle is in Ada County, which puts it in Idaho's Fourth Judicial District. Matters are heard at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise.

Eagle matters are heard in Ada County.

The Canyon County Courthouse is at 1115 Albany St, Caldwell, ID 83605. The clerk's office is in Room 201 and is open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays. There is a fuller guide to the building, the phone numbers and what to bring on our Canyon County Courthouse page.

What we handle for Eagle clients

• Family law: divorce, custody, child support, modifications and protection orders.
• Real estate: purchases and sales, leases, evictions, boundary and easement disputes.
• Criminal defense: misdemeanors and felonies, from the first appearance onward.
• Employment law: terminations, unpaid wages, non-competes and severance.
• Personal injury: accident and injury claims.
• Wills and estates: wills, powers of attorney and Idaho probate.

Why Eagle specifically

Eagle matters more often involve property with real value attached, and that changes the arithmetic of a divorce rather than the law of it. Where the marital estate is substantial, the questions that decide the outcome are characterization and valuation: what is community property and what is separate, and what a particular asset is actually worth.

Both questions usually need someone other than your lawyer. An appraiser, and sometimes a business valuer, is what sets the timeline in a case like this. Better to know that at the outset than to discover it three months in.

Common questions from Eagle

Which courthouse hears a case from Eagle?

Eagle is in Ada County, so matters are heard at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, in Idaho's Fourth Judicial District.

Do I have to come to Caldwell to meet a lawyer?

The office is in Caldwell at 206 S. 9th Ave. Ste. 105. A first conversation can happen by phone, and much of what follows can be handled by phone and email if getting to Caldwell is difficult.

Does a larger marital estate take longer to divide?

Usually, because valuations take time and often need a third party. The law is the same; the timeline is set by getting reliable numbers.

Working with the office from Eagle

The office is in Caldwell at 206 S. 9th Ave. Ste. 105, and the attorney on your matter is Greg Chaney rather than whoever is available. A first conversation can happen over the phone. If you do come in, Monday to Thursday runs 9:00 to 5:00 and Friday runs 9:00 to 3:00.

If you have already been served with something, or you have a date on a piece of paper, say so when you call. That single fact changes the order everything else happens in.