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Divorce from Bed and Board is probably best described as
a fault-based legal separation. It is not an “absolute”
divorce in that it does not sever the matrimonial bonds.
The granting of a divorce from bed and board does not
allow the parties to remarry.
§ 50-7.
Grounds for divorce from bed and board
The
court may grant divorces from bed and board on
application of the party injured, made as by law
provided, in the following cases 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 G.S. 50B-1, et seq.
(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.
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