Serving Middleton, Idaho

Which court your case goes to

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

A Middleton matter is a Canyon County matter, heard in Caldwell.

The Canyon County Courthouse is at 1115 Albany St, Caldwell, ID 83605. The clerk's office is in Room 201, 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 Middleton 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 Middleton specifically

Middleton has grown quickly, and much of that growth is families who bought recently, which shows up in the caseload as real property questions and as custody arrangements that have to survive a move across town.

On the property side, recent purchases mean agreements, boundary questions, and title issues that are still fresh enough to fix cheaply. On the family side, it means custody arrangements written when both parents lived in the same subdivision, now being asked to hold up after one of them moves somewhere else entirely.

If you have a custody order and you are thinking about moving, read the order before you sign anything on a new place. The sequence matters: seeking a modification before a move is considerably easier than explaining one afterwards.

Common questions from Middleton

Which courthouse hears a case from Middleton?

Middleton 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.

I have a custody order and I am moving within Middleton. Does that matter?

It can. Most orders say something about relocation, even a short move, so read the order before you commit to a new place and raise it early if it does.

Working with the office from Middleton

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.