My husband is a drug and alcohol addict. Under what ground can I file a divorce?
Full Question:
I live with my husband in North Carolina. My husband is a drug and alcohol addict. He has made my life miserable and burdensome because of which I do not want to live with him anymore. Under what ground can I file a divorce?
12/30/2016 |
Category: Divorce ยป Grounds |
State: North Carolina |
#29140
Answer:
Per North Carolina General Statute § 50-7:
“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.”
