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44142
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After the Revolutionary War, the North Carolina legislature assumed the power for granting divorces. In 1814, this power was shared with county superior courts until 1827, when the legislature divested itself entirely from the process. There are at least 266 petitions for divorce in the legislative papers from 1783-1827.
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44199
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In colonial America, divorce could only be granted through legislative act. After the Revolution,, laws regarding marriage and divorce were slow to change. In North Carolina, an act passed in 1796 gave only four specific reasons divorce could be granted. In 1808, the North Carolina Assembly passed an act concerning divorce and alimony.
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