North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1070: Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act.
Status: In committee, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend separation laws for absolute divorce.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND SEPARATION LAWS FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 50-6 reads as rewritten: "§ 50-6. Divorce after separation of one year on application of either party. (a) Marriages may be dissolved and the parties thereto divorced from the bonds of matrimony on the application of either party, if and when the husband and wife have lived separate and apart for one year, and the plaintiff or defendant in the suit for divorce has resided in the State for a period of six months. A divorce under this section shall not be barred to either party by any defense or plea based upon any provision of G.S. 50-7, a plea of res judicata, or a plea of recrimination. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 50-11, or of the common law, a divorce under this section shall not affect the rights of a dependent spouse with respect to alimony which have been asserted in the action or any other pending action. (b) If a person in the marriage is a victim of domestic violence, as defined under G.S. 50B-1, and the person's spouse by marriage is responsible for committing that act of domestic violence, the person who is the victim of domestic violence may seek a divorce without …
Sponsors
- Buansi, Allen (D, 56) · primary sponsor
- Johnson-Hostler, Monika (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Smith, Charles (D, 44) · primary sponsor
- Turner, Brian (D, 116) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Alston, Vernetta (D, 29)
- Baker, Amber M. (D, 72)
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: CORPORATIONS, NONPROFIT, BUDGETING, BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE, DIVORCE, FAMILY ISSUES, MARRIAGE & CIVIL UNIONS, PUBLIC, WOMEN
Common questions
- What is H1070?
- H1070 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act.
- What does H1070 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend separation laws for absolute divorce.
- What is the status of H1070?
- In committee as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1070?
- Buansi, Allen (D, 56), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1070?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1070
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