Covenant Marriage Legislation

What is Covenant Marriage?

Covenant Marriage offers couples who marry the choice of making a more substantial legal commitment in marriage than the standard "no-fault" marriage contract permits. Louisiana, Arkansas, and Arizona have passed covenant marriage legislation. Generally, a covenant marriage requires 1) pre-marital counseling by a minister or other competent professional about the nature of marriage as a serious, lifelong commitment (as well as the legal obligations of a covenant marriage); 2) a legally enforceable obligation to take all reasonable steps to preserve the marriage if marital difficulties arise; and 3) somewhat restricted grounds for legal separation, the latter usually available after the lapse of a longer waiting period without alleging fault).

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