"Resumption of marital relations" shall be defined as voluntary renewal of the husband and wife relationship, as shown by the totality of the circumstances. Isolated incidents of sexual intercourse between the parties shall not constitute resumption of marital relations.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 52-10.2
Resumption of marital relations defined
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 165 N.C. App. 859 - Oakley v. Oakley (2004)
Most recently applied in 259 N.C. App. 823 - Johnson v. Johnson (June 2018)
1987, c. 664, s. 1.
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