Idaho Divorce Laws -
What to Expect When Help Yourself Divorce Prepares Your Idaho Divorce

Grounds for Divorce.
When Help Yourself Divorce prepares your papers, your divorce will be filed based on the no-fault grounds of irreconcilable differences.

 

Residency Requirements.
In order to file for divorce in Idaho, you must be an Idaho resident for at least 6 weeks immediately before filing the divorce.

If you and your spouse have minor children, the court must have jurisdiction over them. Generally this means your children must have lived in Idaho for at least six months and currently live in Idaho, or have lived in Idaho within six months of filing.

 

Filing for Divorce.
The person who files the papers (the Plaintiff) must be a resident of Idaho.

 

Service.
After filing the divorce papers with the court, you have to "serve" your spouse with the papers. The way you do this is by mailing or hand-delivering the papers to your spouse. Formal service by Sheriff or process server is not required. However, your spouse must be willing to sign and file with the court a document admitting receipt of the papers.

 

Waiting Period/Finalizing Your Divorce.
There is a 20 day waiting period in Idaho after filing the papers with the court before your divorce can be finalized. Your divorce is typically finalized by stipulation, which means you don't have to attend a final hearing. The judge will review your paperwork, and usually just signs your final decree and mails it back to you. However, in some rare cases, the judge may want to speak with you and might order you and/or your spouse to appear in court.

 

 

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