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Covenant marriage

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001373

A legally distinct type of marriage available in some U.S. states, requiring premarital counseling and making divorce more difficult to obtain. Spouses in a covenant marriage agree to seek counseling for marital problems and can only divorce under specific, limited grounds. This form of marriage is currently offered in Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001373
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001373",
  "term": "Covenant marriage",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legally distinct type of marriage available in some U.S. states, requiring premarital counseling and making divorce more difficult to obtain. Spouses in a covenant marriage agree to seek counseling for marital problems and can only divorce under specific, limited grounds. This form of marriage is currently offered in Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/covenant-marriage/"
}

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