Getting Divorced
Idaho Code § 32-603 and Idaho Code § 32-701 — eight grounds, irreconcilable differences among them, and six full weeks of residence
- Adultery.
- Extreme cruelty.
- Wilful desertion or wilful neglect.
- Habitual intemperance.
- Conviction of a felony.
- Permanent insanity, as the Code provides.
- Irreconcilable differences.
Six full weeks. A divorce may not be granted unless the person filing has lived in Idaho for six full weeks immediately before the case begins.
Irreconcilable differences is the ground that needs no showing of fault. Maintenance, the division of property and the children are each decided under sections of their own.
A particular divorce is a question for the court's self help center or a licensed Idaho attorney.
Sources for this section (2)
- Idaho Code § 32-603 — Causes for divorce
- Idaho Code § 32-701 — Residence required by plaintiff
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Idaho attorney.