Idaho § 32-801 INSANITY A GROUND FOR DIVORCE

Idaho Statutes

§ 32-801 — INSANITY A GROUND FOR DIVORCE

Idaho § 32-801

Title 32DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 8DIVORCES FOR INSANITY

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Bluebook

Idaho Code § 32-801 (2026).

Text

A divorce may be granted for the cause of permanent insanity of the spouse: provided, that no divorce shall be granted under the provisions of this chapter unless such insane person shall have been duly and regularly confined in an insane asylum of this state, or of a sister state or territory, or foreign country for at least three (3) years next preceding the commencement of the action for divorce, nor unless it shall appear to the court that such insanity is permanent and incurable.

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A divorce may be granted for the cause of permanent insanity of the spouse: provided, that no divorce shall be granted under the provisions of this chapter unless such insane person shall have been duly and regularly confined in an insane asylum of this state, or of a sister state or territory, or foreign country for at least three (3) years next preceding the commencement of the action for divorce, nor unless it shall appear to the court that such insanity is permanent and incurable.

Legislative History

[(32-801) 1895, p. 11, sec. 1; reen. 1899, p. 232, sec. 1; am. 1903, p. 232, sec. 1; am. R.C. & C.L., sec. 4624; C.S., sec. 7037; I.C.A., sec. 31-801; am. 1945, ch. 106, sec. 1, p. 158; am. 1949, ch. 68, sec. 1, p. 114; am. 1953, ch. 48, sec. 1, p. 65.]