If the owner is married, the homestead may consist of the community or jointly owned property of the spouses or the separate property of either spouse. Each spouse may separately claim a homestead exemption in the amount specified in section 55-1003 , Idaho Code. When the owner is not married, the homestead may consist of any of his or her property.

[55-1002, added 1989, ch. 371, sec. 2, p. 934; am. 2025, ch. 235, sec. 1, p. 1069.]