§ 14-05-03 Causes of divorce. Divorces may be granted for any of the following causes:
Adultery
Extreme cruelty
Willful desertion
Willful neglect
Abuse of alcohol or controlled substances
Conviction of felony
Irreconcilable differences
§ 14-05-04 Adultery defined. Adultery is the voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with a person other than the offender's husband or wife.
§ 14-05-06 Extreme cruelty defined. Extreme cruelty is the infliction by one party to the marriage of grievous bodily injury or grievous mental suffering upon the other.
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