Legal Glossary A Guide to Commonly Used Legal Terms Absolute Divorce type of divorce in North Carolina that allows the parties to end a marriage and terminate property rights.
Parties can enter into another marriage after the divorce is final.
Either party is entitled to absolute divorce if they have been continuously living separate for one year, and one of the parties has lived in NC for at least six months before the divorce action is filed. Acknowledgment statement of an acceptance of responsibility. Affidavit a document containing information the person swears to be true. Usually sworn to in the presence of a Notary Public. Alimony support paid to dependent spouse - designed to enable dependent spouse to maintain the standard of living experienced during the marriage.