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Idaho Supreme Court Decision: Ultimately, because the language of 16-1504(3)(b) and 16-1513(4) did not allow the trial court to consider the relationship Father had established with his child, the statutes themselves created a constitutional violation of Father's procedural due process rights under the 14th Amendment. - Then, a post-script from the Court about the narrowness of this decision. They note it applies only to cases involving the adoption of children six months or younger, because of the way the statue's requirements are bifurcated based on the child's age. They also clarify that their holding applies only when an unwed father of a child under six months has an actual relationship with his child.

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