Idaho Alimony Laws
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Idaho laws allow the court to grant alimony if it finds that the spouse seeking maintenance lacks sufficient property to provide for his or her reasonable needs and is unable to support himself or herself through employment.

The alimony award should be in such amounts and for such periods of time that the court deems just, after considering all relevant factors, which may include:

(a) The financial resources of the spouse seeking maintenance, including the marital property awarded to the spouse, and that spouse's ability to meet his or her needs independently;

(b) The time necessary to acquire sufficient education and training to enable the spouse seeking maintenance to find employment;

(c) The duration of the marriage;

(d) The age and the physical and emotional condition of the spouse seeking maintenance;

(e) The ability of the spouse from whom maintenance is sought to meet his or her needs while meeting those of the spouse seeking maintenance;

(f) The tax consequences to each spouse;

(g) The fault of either party.

-From 32-705 of the Idaho Statutes.

 

Learn more about general alimony laws.

 

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Other pages on Idaho divorce laws:
General Idaho Divorce Laws
Alimony Divorce Laws in Idaho
Idaho Child Custody Laws
Idaho Child Support Laws
Idaho Laws on Property Division

 

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This information has been summarized from the Idaho statutes. You can find the full-text version of these and other Idaho divorce statutes online here: Idaho Divorce Laws.