Grounds are legally acceptable reasons for a divorce. The judge can grant you a divorce for any of these reasons:

• Your spouse failed to “consummate the marriage” (have sexual relations) at the beginning of the marriage that continues up until you file for divorce;
• Adultery (your spouse cheats on you);
• Your spouse is convicted of a felony;
• Your spouse deserts you for a period of at least one year;
• Your spouse:
  
  • Engages in cruel and inhuman treatment meant to harm your health or endanger your life;
  • Personally humiliates you to the point that it makes life burdensome; or
  • Has a temperament that is incompatible with yours;
• Your spouse is habitually drunk and the drunkenness began after you were married and continued for 1 year before filing for divorce;
• Institutionalization for mental illness for a period of at least 18 months before filing for divorce;
• Your spouse is addicted to the habitual use of opium, morphine, cocaine, or a similar drug and the addiction started after you were married.¹

¹ Alaska Statute § 25.24.050