The time spent waiting for your turn can be as long as 1 hour. Thus, either the party requesting the divorce or the attorney for the party must be present in court to obtain a divorce. A minimum of 45 days from the date your divorce complaint is filed. The North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure require that the answering party have 30 days to file an answer or request an extension of time. Once that time period expires, certain notice rules must be followed which account for the remaining time. .
All property is marital property unless proven to be separate property.
The division of the marital property is that which is just and right in accordance with the courts ruling. Generally, you are looking at each absent some circumstance that indicates otherwise. 12 different factors apply including, but not limited to the unequal earning power of the parties, the expectation of pension or retirement benefits, contributions made by one spouse to the education or career development of the other, the need of a parent with custody of a child or children of the marriage to occupy the marital residence and use or own its household effects. In North Carolina, if you can show that you are a dependent spouse and that your spouse is a supporting spouse, the court may award spousal support. Once that initial determination is made, the court may consider other factors that include but are not limited to the marital misconduct of either of the parties, the duration of the marriage, the relative earnings and earning capacities of the parties, the ages and physical, mental and emotional conditions of the spouses.