5. If it appears that the plaintiff has also committed adultery.
Custody of Children.—During the pendency of an action for divorce, or on final judgment, the court may give such directions as justice requires for the custody, care and education of any of the children of the marriage.
Alimony.—The court has power during the pendency of an action for divorce to grant a woman plaintiff or defendant such allowance out of her husband’s estate as may be necessary and just for her support, and also that she may be able to procure counsel to prosecute or defend the suit in her behalf.
If the wife becomes successful in the action the court may in its discretion award her permanent alimony. The amount of alimony in all cases depends upon the wife’s needs, her social status, and her husband’s ability to make provision for her.
Form of Divorce Decree.—Decrees are first entered nisi, or provisionally, and cannot become absolute until the expiration of three months after the entry of the decree nisi.
North Carolina.
Marriage.—A male becomes capable of marrying at 16 years and a female at 14 years, but both if under 18 years require parental consent.
Impediments.—Marriage is prohibited between persons nearer of kin than first cousins of the whole or half blood.
So is marriage between whites and negroes or Indians, or between whites and persons of negro or Indian descent to the third generation, inclusive.
Causes for Divorce: