North Carolina S836 reforms divorce laws by reducing separation time and abolishing certain causes of action.
North Carolina S836, the Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act, revises divorce laws to allow for a divorce after one year and six months of separation, with an option to waive the six-month separation period if both parties agree and no minor children are involved. It also abolishes the common-law causes of action for alienation of affection and criminal conversation. Additionally, it allows victims of domestic violence to seek a divorce without meeting the six-month separation requirement.
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