# Prevent divorce

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/prevent-divorce/16124>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [February 27, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/prevent-divorce/16124 "2015-02-27T15:49:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![needqsanswered](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@needqsanswered](https://forum.rosen.com/u/needqsanswered)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/prevent-divorce/16124/1 "2015-02-27T15:49:52Z")

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Can my husband prevent us from getting a divorce?

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**Author:** ![Lindsay\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@Lindsay\_Willis](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Lindsay_Willis)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/prevent-divorce/16124/2 "2015-03-09T18:11:52Z")

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The only requirement for getting a divorce in North Carolina is that the spouses live separate and apart for one year. So long as you have been separated for a year, either party can file for divorce and the other party can’t prevent the divorce from being granted. If you separate I would make sure you can prove your separation (obtain a drivers license with your new address, change your address with the post office, etc.).