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Is there any evidence that couples who choose a covenant marriage are less likely to divorce?
Covenant marriage is a recent addition to marriage and
divorce laws. Currently there is no information on
whether covenant marriage prevents divorce because it is
such a recent change and, so far, few people have chosen
covenant marriage. Covenant marriage has only been
adopted by three states (Louisiana, Arkansas, and
Arizona). Louisiana was the first state to adopt
covenant marriage in 1997, and fewer than 5% of
marriages in Louisiana are covenant marriages.
Source: Kim Leon, Ph.D., Former Human Development and Family Studies, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia
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