Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 25.24.050 (2026)
Grounds for divorce
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Sec. 25.24.050. Grounds for divorce.
A divorce may be granted for any of the following grounds:
(1) failure to consummate the marriage at the time of the marriage and continuing at the commencement of the action;
(2) adultery;
(3) conviction of a felony;
(4) wilful desertion for a period of one year;
(5) either
(A) cruel and inhuman treatment calculated to impair health or endanger life;
(B) personal indignities rendering life burdensome; or
(C) incompatibility of temperament;
(6) habitual gross drunkenness contracted since marriage and continuing for one year prior to the commencement of the action;
(7) [Repealed, § 68 ch 127 SLA 1974.]
(8) incurable mental illness when the spouse has been confined to an institution for a period of at least 18 months immediately preceding the commencement of the action; the status as to the support and maintenance of the mentally ill person is not altered in any way by the granting of the divorce;
(9) addiction of either party, subsequent to the marriage, to the habitual use of opium, morphine, cocaine, or a similar drug.
A divorce may be granted for any of the following grounds:
(1) failure to consummate the marriage at the time of the marriage and continuing at the commencement of the action;
(2) adultery;
(3) conviction of a felony;
(4) wilful desertion for a period of one year;
(5) either
(A) cruel and inhuman treatment calculated to impair health or endanger life;
(B) personal indignities rendering life burdensome; or
(C) incompatibility of temperament;
(6) habitual gross drunkenness contracted since marriage and continuing for one year prior to the commencement of the action;
(7) [Repealed, § 68 ch 127 SLA 1974.]
(8) incurable mental illness when the spouse has been confined to an institution for a period of at least 18 months immediately preceding the commencement of the action; the status as to the support and maintenance of the mentally ill person is not altered in any way by the granting of the divorce;
(9) addiction of either party, subsequent to the marriage, to the habitual use of opium, morphine, cocaine, or a similar drug.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1995–2001 · leading case: Michael D.C. v. Wanda L.C., 497 S.E.2d 531 (W. Va. 1997).
Michael D.C. v. Wanda L.C., 497 S.E.2d 531 (W. Va. 1997). “§ 16-904(b)(3) (1997); Ga.Code Ann. § 19-5-3(6) (1991); Idaho Code § 32-604 (1996); 750 Ill.”
Sloane v. Sloane, 18 P.3d 60 (Alaska 2001). “Under the circumstances, George was entitled to a decree of divorce pursuant to AS 25.24.050(5)(C). Thus, it was not error for the court to refuse the bifurcation request.”
Rodriguez v. Rodriguez, 908 P.2d 1007 (Alaska 1995). “Whether this action is treated as an action for divorce under AS 25.24.050 or an action to declare the marriage void under AS 25.”
— Alaska Stat. § 25.24.050(5)(C) — 1 case
Sloane v. Sloane, 18 P.3d 60 (Alaska 2001). “Under the circumstances, George was entitled to a decree of divorce pursuant to AS 25.24.050(5)(C). Thus, it was not error for the court to refuse the bifurcation request.”
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