Divorce Types: Absolute vs. Bed and Board Explained
Absolute Divorce vs. Divorce from Bed and Board in North Carolina – What’s the Difference?
Learn the key differences between absolute divorce and divorce from bed and board in NC. This video from Charles R. Ullman & Associates explains when each type applies, legal consequences, and what spouses need to know before filing.
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A lot of times people will ask me, what's the difference between an absolute divorce and a divorce from bed and board? The absolute divorce is granted based upon one year of separation without regard to fault. The divorce from bed and board isn't a divorce in the sense that you're single, but is more of a legally effectuate separation.
Divorce from bed and board is very infrequent to see in North Carolina. It typically requires a hearing where fault issues are examined, and the result of that hearing is not necessarily something you're going to know until the court has made a decision. My way of example of course, not forced to have someone leave the home or to impose other remedies.
So the differences between the two are one, because it is the final act in the case. In your single, the divorce from bed and board is really an initial filing that is rarely seen and has limited purposes. As a practical matter that may help your case. It's not to say that it's unjustified to file it because it's still on the books as a law, but it's something to carefully consider with your attorney before doing so.
