In a divorce action for adultery, the following defenses may be made:

(1) procurement;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 25.24.120

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(2) connivance;
(3) the act has been expressly forgiven or impliedly forgiven by the voluntary cohabitation of the parties after knowledge of the act;
(4) the plaintiff is also guilty of adultery and without procurement or connivance of the defendant and not forgiven as provided in the defenses to adultery; or
(5) the action has not been commenced within two years after the discovery of the act by the plaintiff.
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