North Carolina Legal Requirements for Divorce
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Requirements for Divorce
| Code Section | 50 |
| Residency Requirements | Either party a bona fide resident for 6 months before bringing action. |
| Waiting Period | Decree final immediately. |
| 'No Fault' Grounds for Divorce | Separation (one year). |
| Defenses to a Divorce Filing | - |
| Other Grounds for Divorce | Adultery; divorce from bed and board; cruelty or violence; desertion (abandonment); drug/alcohol addiction; incurable insanity (confined/separated for 3 consecutive yrs.). Offers indignities that renders other spouse's condition/life intolerable/burdensome; maliciously turns other out of doors. |
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