Serving Parma, Idaho

Which court your case goes to

This is the first thing worth getting straight, because people regularly turn up at the wrong building. Parma is in Canyon County, which puts it in Idaho's Third Judicial District. Matters are heard at the Canyon County Courthouse in Caldwell.

Living near a border does not automatically move your case. Where it is filed depends on the facts.

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 Parma 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 Parma specifically

Parma sits close to the Oregon line, which raises a question worth asking at the very start of a family case: if one parent has moved across the state line, which state decides custody. The answer turns on where the children have been living, not on where either parent would prefer to file.

Getting that wrong is expensive. A petition filed in the wrong state can be dismissed after months, and in the meantime the other parent has been building a record in the right one. If a move across the line has happened or is about to, say so on the first call.

Common questions from Parma

Which courthouse hears a case from Parma?

Parma is in Canyon County, so matters are heard at the Canyon County Courthouse in Caldwell, in Idaho's Third 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.

My co-parent moved to Oregon. Which state decides custody?

Usually the state where the children have been living, rather than where either parent has moved to. It is fact-specific and worth asking about before anything is filed.

Working with the office from Parma

Located in Caldwell at 206 S. 9th Ave. Ste. 105, the office assigns Greg Chaney as the attorney on your matter 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.