Grounds for Divorce: The court may grant a no-fault divorce if the husband and wife have lived separate and apart for one year and one of the parties has resided in the state for a period of six months. The court may grant an “absolute divorce in cases of incurable insanity” if the parties have lived separate and apart for three consecutive years, without cohabitation, and are still so living separate and apart by reason of the incurable insanity of one of the parties.
The court may grant a “divorce from bed and board” if either party:
1. Abandons his or her family
2. Maliciously turns the other out of doors
3. By cruel or barbarous treatment endangers the life of the other. In addition, the court may grant the victim of such treatment the remedies available under North Carolina Statutes
4. Offers such indignities to the person of the other as to render his or her condition intolerable and life burdensome
5. Becomes an excessive user of alcohol or drugs so as to render the condition of the other spouse intolerable and the life of that spouse burdensome
6. Commits adultery
Residency Requirements: A person may file for divorce in North Carolina if either party has resided in the state for a period of six months prior to filing the divorce. [North Carolina Statutes]
North Carolina Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
North Carolina Child Support Enforcement
Telephone: 252–789–5225
Toll Free: 800–992–9457
North Carolina Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
North Carolina Child Support Guidelines
North Carolina Child Support Calculator
North Carolina Divorce Forms Online
North Carolina Court System Judicial Forms
North Carolina Divorce Laws
North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 50
North Carolina Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Telephone: 919–956–9124
Toll Free: 888–232–9124
North Carolina Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc.
Telephone: 919-856-2564
North Carolina Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
North Carolina Court System Family Financial Settlement Program
Telephone: 919–783–1574
Mediation Network of North Carolina
Telephone: 919–663–5650
North Carolina State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
Mecklenburg County Bar
North Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina State Bar Law Specialists Directory
North Carolina State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Cary: 919–677–8574 or Toll Free: 800–662–7660
Charlotte: 704–375–0120
