We can establish your spouse's abuse of drugs or alcohol and its detrimental effect on your life as part of your divorce filing and court presentation. These are the official forms for use in Family Court proceedings.There is a certain strength in the wedding vows—and, of course, a profound commitment. In the event and to the extent there is a conflict between these Local Rules and established North Carolina law. (e.g. Being married to an alcoholic who continues to abuse alcohol can be emotionally and financially exhausting. Divorcing an alcoholic does not have to be. Spouses who are legally married must support each other for as long as they are married and both sides are alive. A spouse is a husband or wife. I recently lost my husband to alcohol, and although he had other medical issues it was ultimately his drinking that killed him. Merely being alcoholic is no ground for seeking divorce from the husband in India.