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What is a covenant marriage?
Covenant marriage is an alternative to traditional
marriage. It requires premarital counseling and that
spouses take an oath making a lifelong commitment to
marriage. Divorce is only allowed in limited
circumstances, such as abuse, adultery, addiction, and
felony imprisonment. Spouses must be separated for a
specified period of time (e.g. two years in Louisiana)
and undergo marital counseling before a divorce will be
granted.
Source: Kim Leon, Ph.D., Former Human Development and Family Studies, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia
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