32-601 Dissolution of Marriage
32-602 Effect of Decree
32-603 Causes for Divorce
32-604 Adultery
32-605 Extreme Cruelty
32-606 Wilful Desertion
32-607 Wilful Neglect
32-608 Habitual Intemperance
32-609 Continuation of Cause
32-610 Separation Without Cohabitation
32-611 Denial of Divorce
32-612 Collusion
32-613 Recrimination
32-614 Condonation
32-615 Limitations
32-616 Irreconcilable Differences

Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 32 > Chapter 6 - Divorce — Grounds and Defenses

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114