The third and final new provision, section 50-16.3A of the
North Carolina General Statutes, significantly rewrote and revised the rules
for the entitlement, amount, and duration of alimony awards.
The North Carolina statute does not recognize the
concept popular in other states of “rehabilitative alimony,” that is, alimony
to a spouse to allow him or her to get back on his or her feet to previous,
pre-marriage earning levels. Rather, alimony may be awarded only to the spouse
who is actually substantially dependent upon the supportive spouse or is
substantially in need of support, and/or the supporting spouse was at fault in
break-up of the marriage.
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