Idaho Law Office
Warning: General information about Idaho law, not legal advice. Every situation is different. Contact a licensed attorney about your situation.
The Gem State
“Esto Perpetua”Let It Be Perpetual, Idaho’s state motto
- CapitalBoise
- StatehoodJuly 3, 1890 · 43rd state
- My Idaho OfficeStar, Idaho
Licensed to practice law in Idaho
Your Idaho Attorney
I am Ronald W. Brilliant, and I represent individuals, families, and businesses throughout Idaho from my office in Star, just outside Boise. I am licensed to practice law in Idaho and admitted to practice in federal court here.
You work directly with me, not with a team of assistants. I handle matters in thirteen practice areas, from wills, trusts, and probate to family law, bankruptcy, injury claims, and workers’ compensation. Because I practice in all of them, I can see how one legal problem affects the others and plan for it.
If you want to understand Idaho law before we talk, my Idaho Law Library explains the rules in plain English, with citations to the Idaho Code. Request a consultation when you are ready to discuss your situation.
Idaho Practice Areas
Idaho Law Library
Idaho Wills & Probate
A step-by-step overview of Idaho wills and settling an estate, with deadlines and Idaho Code citations.
- Making a valid will
- Dying without a will
- Small estate affidavit
- Informal vs. formal probate
- Creditor claims
Idaho Trusts
Trust registration, trustee duties and powers, trust protectors, and resolving trust disputes under TEDRA.
Read the overview →Idaho Guardianship & Conservatorship
Guardians for minors and adults, conservators for property, powers of attorney, and interstate cases.
Read the overview →Idaho Family Law
Marriage, divorce, property division, maintenance, child custody, and child support under Idaho Code Title 32.
Read the overview →Idaho Custody Jurisdiction (UCCJEA)
Which state decides custody, modifying and enforcing out-of-state orders, and emergency jurisdiction.
Read the overview →Idaho Adoption
Who can adopt, consent, the adoption decree, stepparent adoptions, and termination of parental rights.
Read the overview →Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
Will requirements, handwritten wills, living trusts, small estates, and what happens without a will.
Read the overview →Child Custody & Support
How Idaho courts decide custody and parenting time, and how child support is calculated.
Read the overview →Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, the means test, and the property Idaho law lets you keep.
Read the overview →My Idaho Office
Brilliant Law Office P.L.L.C.
87 North Plummer Road
Star, ID 83669
(208) 914-7150 · Request a consultation
Serving clients throughout Idaho. All locations
Idaho at a Glance
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The overviews on this site provide general information about Idaho law and are not legal advice. Reading them does not create an attorney-client relationship. Every situation is different; consult an attorney about yours.