When I made the difficult decision to end my marriage in 2021, I knew it was the right choice for me. But I didn’t understand at the time that our state legislature gets to decide if I’m really ready ...

Jeffrey Stephens is an attorney and Ronald Raymond is a psychotherapist. Both work with divorcing couples and cowrote "The Road to Splitsville" based on their experience. They say communication and ...

A Durham woman recently expressed disdain that she could only be granted a divorce in North Carolina after being separated for at least a year under state law. “For those of us who aren’t familiar ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Legislation pending in the N.C. House and Senate would waive the required one-year ...