Serving Payette, Idaho

Which court your case goes to

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

Payette is in Payette County, not Canyon County, though it shares the Third Judicial District with Canyon.

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 Payette 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 Payette specifically

Because Payette County sits in the same Third Judicial District as Canyon County, the district rules and much of the procedure are already familiar to the firm, even though the courthouse is a different building in a different town. That shared district is the reason we take matters this far down the valley.

Payette is also close to the Oregon line, which raises the same jurisdiction question that comes up in Parma: if a parent or a property is across the state line, which state decides. That question is worth raising early rather than late.

Common questions from Payette

Which courthouse hears a case from Payette?

Payette is in Payette County, so matters are heard at the Payette County Courthouse in Payette, 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.

Is Payette in Canyon County?

No. Payette is in Payette County, which shares the Third Judicial District with Canyon County. Matters are heard at the Payette County Courthouse.

Working with the office from Payette

Located in Caldwell at 206 S. 9th Ave. Ste. 105, the office assigns Greg Chaney as the attorney on your matter rather than whoever happens to be available. A first conversation can happen over the phone. If you do come in, Monday through 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.