In North Carolina, to obtain a divorce, you must be separated from your spouse for one year. An absolute divorce is a divorce that is not accompanied by If you have made the decision to end your marriage or you have been confronted by your spouse with his/her intentions of seeking a divorce, please contact Rutherford Robertson, P.A. to schedule your confidential consultation in an effort to make informed decisions as you close one chapter of your life and enter into the next.