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]

Residency Requirements: The complainant or defendant has been a resident of the State of North Carolina for at lease six months next preceding the filing of the complaint, and the Grounds for Divorce have existed for at least six months prior to the filing of the complaint except in cases where the divorce is permitted after a one-year separation, in which case the parties are not required to wait an additional six months for filing the complaint.  If the complainant is a nonresident of the State action shall be brought in the county of the defendant's residence, and summons served upon the defendant personally or service of summons accepted by the defendant personally in the manner provided in G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4(j)(1). [North Carolina General 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